Proverbs 27:7
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7 The sated appetite spurns honey,
but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.(A)
Proverbs 27:7
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7 He who is sated loathes honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
Proverbs 27:19
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19 Just as water reflects the face,
so one human heart reflects another.
Proverbs 27:19
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19 As in water face answers to face,
so the mind of man reflects the man.
Proverbs 27:21
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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)
Footnotes
- 27.21 Heb lacks is tested
Proverbs 27:21
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21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and a man is judged by his praise.
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