Proverbs 27:7
New Living Translation
7 A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
Proverbs 27:7
International Standard Version
7 The person[a] who is full spurns honey,
but to a hungry person even the bitter seems sweet.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:7 Lit. soul
Proverbs 27:19
New Living Translation
19 As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
Proverbs 27:19
International Standard Version
19 Just as water reflects the face,
so the heart reflects the person.
Proverbs 27:21
New Living Translation
21 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
but a person is tested by being praised.[a]
Footnotes
- 27:21 Or by flattery.
Proverbs 27:21
International Standard Version
21 As the crucible tests[a] silver,
and the furnace assays[b] gold;
so praise received tests[c] a man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:21 The Heb. lacks tests
- Proverbs 27:21 The Heb. lacks assays
- Proverbs 27:21 The Heb. lacks tests
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