Proverbs 27:7
Expanded Bible
7 When you are ·full [sated], not even honey tastes good,
but when you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.
Proverbs 27:7
Amplified Bible
7
He who is satisfied loathes honey,
But to the hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:19
Expanded Bible
19 As water reflects your face,
so ·your mind shows what kind of person you are [the heart reflects a person].
Proverbs 27:19
Amplified Bible
19
As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.
Proverbs 27:21
Expanded Bible
21 A ·hot furnace tests silver and gold [crucible for silver and a furnace for gold],
and people ·are tested by the praise they receive [L in the presence of those who praise them].
Proverbs 27:21
Amplified Bible
21
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],
And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].
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