A satisfied [a]person [b]despises honey,
But to a hungry [c]person any bitter thing is sweet.

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  1. Proverbs 27:7 Lit soul
  2. Proverbs 27:7 Lit tramples on
  3. Proverbs 27:7 Lit soul

The full soul [a]loatheth a honeycomb;
But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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  1. Proverbs 27:7 Hebrew trampleth upon.

19 As in water a face reflects the face,
So the heart of a person reflects the person.

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19 [a]As in water face answereth to face,
So the heart of man to man.

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  1. Proverbs 27:19 Or, As water showeth face to face, so the heart showeth man to man

21 The (A)crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And each (B)is tested by the praise accorded him.

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21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
And a man is tried by [a]his praise.

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  1. Proverbs 27:21 Or, that which he praiseth. Or, that whereof he boasteth