Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet. full Numbers 11:4-9,18-20 For a mixt multitude of people, that came up with them, burned with desire, sitting and weeping, the children of Israel also being joined with them, and said: Who shall give us flesh to eat? . . . Numbers 21:5 And speaking against God and Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food. loatheth or treadeth under foot Job 6:7 The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish, are my meats. Luke 15:16,17 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. . . . John 6:9 There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves and two fishes. But what are these among so many? Context Do not Boast about Tomorrow…6Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy. 7A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.… Cross References Numbers 21:5 And speaking against God and Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food. Proverbs 24:13 Eat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat. Proverbs 27:6 Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy. Proverbs 27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place. Lexicon The soulנֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion that is full שְׂ֭בֵעָה (ḇê·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7649: Sated, satisfied, surfeited loathes תָּב֣וּס (tā·ḇūs) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 947: To tread down, trample honey, נֹ֑פֶת (nō·p̄eṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5317: Flowing honey, honey from the comb but to a hungry רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה (rə·‘ê·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7457: Hungry soul, וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ (wə·ne·p̄eš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every bitter thing מַ֥ר (mar) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly is sweet. מָתֽוֹק׃ (mā·ṯō·wq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4966: Sweet, sweetness Additional Translations The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.The full soul loathes an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet. The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. The full soul loatheth an honeycomb: but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Jump to Previous Bitter Famished Food Full Honey Honeycomb Honey-Comb Hungry Loathes Need Sated Satiated Soul Sweet Tastes Trampleth Treadeth UseJump to Next Bitter Famished Food Full Honey Honeycomb Honey-Comb Hungry Loathes Need Sated Satiated Soul Sweet Tastes Trampleth Treadeth UseExternal Links Proverbs 27:7 NIVProverbs 27:7 NLT Proverbs 27:7 ESV Proverbs 27:7 NASB Proverbs 27:7 ASV Proverbs 27:7 Bible Apps Proverbs 27:7 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 27:7 Chinese Bible Proverbs 27:7 French Bible Proverbs 27:7 German Bible Alphabetical: A any bitter but even famished full He honey hungry is loathes man sated sweet tastes the thing to what who OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |