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

A person who is full refuses honey,
    but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

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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 a face is reflected in water,
    so the heart reflects the real person.

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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 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
    but a person is tested by being praised.[a]

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Notas al pie

  1. 27:21 Or by flattery.