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

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Footnotes

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

Someone who is full refuses honey,
    but anything bitter tastes sweet to a hungry person.

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

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19 As water reflects the face,
    so the heart reflects one person to another.

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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 A crucible is for silver and a furnace for gold;
    so are people in the presence of someone who praises them.

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