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 sated appetite spurns honey,
    but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.(A)

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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 Just as water reflects the face,
    so one human heart reflects 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 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    so a person is tested[a] by being praised.(A)

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  1. 27.21 Heb lacks is tested