The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
* The full ſoule † loatheth an honie combe: but to the hungry ſoule euery bitter thing is ſweete.
בּוּס , verb, bus — to tread down, trample (value 68)
H947,
בּוּס bûwç, boos; a primitive root; to trample (literally or figuratively):—loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted.to tread down, reject, trample down
(Qal)
to tread down, trample (of warriors)
of rejection (fig.)
(Polel)
to tread down (in bad sense)
to desecrate
(Hithpolel)
to tread
to kick out
of infants' blind movements
of Jerusalem (fig.)
(Hophal) to be trodden down
Used in 12 Verses, 6 Books 12  Occurrence Count
כֹּל , masculine noun, kol — the whole, all (value 50)
H3605,
כֹּל kôl, kole; or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל kôwl; from H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):—(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).all, the whole
all, the whole of
any, each, every, anything
totality, everything
Used in 4241 Verses, 39 Books 5408  Occurrence Count
מַר , adjective, adverb, mar — bitter, bitterness (value 240)
H4751,
מַר mar, mar; or (feminine) מָרָה mârâh; from H4843; bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly:— angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, × great, heavy.adjective
bitter, bitterness
of water or food
of harlot's end, end of wickedness, cry (fig.)
of pain (subst)
adverb
bitterly
Used in 36 Verses, 18 Books 39  Occurrence Count
מָתוֹק , adjective, masculine noun, matok — sweet, sweetness (value 546)
H4966,
מָתוֹק mâthôwq, maw-thoke'; or מָתוּק mâthûwq; from H4985; sweet:—sweet(-er, -ness).adjective
sweet
masculine noun
sweetness, pleasant (thing)
Used in 11 Verses, 7 Books 11  Occurrence Count
נֶפֶשׁ , feminine noun, nefesh — a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion (value 430)
H5315,
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh, neh'-fesh; from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):—any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
living being
living being (with life in the blood)
the man himself, self, person or individual
seat of the appetites
seat of emotions and passions
activity of mind
dubious
activity of the will
dubious
activity of the character
dubious
Used in 683 Verses, 31 Books 748  Occurrence Count
נֹפֶת , masculine noun, nofet — flowing honey, honey from the comb (value 530)
H5317,
נֹפֶת nôpheth, no'-feth; from H5130 in the sense of shaking to pieces; a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb):—honeycomb.flowing honey, honey from the comb, a dropping down, honey, honeycomb
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
רָעֵב , adjective, raʿeyv — hungry (value 272)
H7457,
רָעֵב râʻêb, raw-abe'; from H7456; hungry (more or less intensely):—hunger bitten, hungry.hungry
hungry
hungry man (subst)
of failing strength (fig)
Used in 20 Verses, 8 Books 20  Occurrence Count
שָׂבֵעַ , adjective, saveyaʿ — sated, satisfied, surfeited (value 372)
H7649,
שָׂבֵעַ sâbêaʻ, saw-bay'-ah; from H7646; satiated (in a pleasant or disagreeable sense):—full (of), satisfied (with).sated, satisfied, surfeited
sated, abounding, satisfied
surfeited (bad sense)
Used in 10 Verses, 6 Books 10  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 27:7Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׂ֭בֵעָה תָּב֣וּס נֹ֑פֶת וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה כָּל־מַ֥ר מָתֽוֹק׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The full |
H7649saveyaʿ |
שָׂבֵעַ |
372 |
| soul |
H5315nefesh |
נֶפֶשׁ |
430 |
| loatheth |
H947bus |
בּוּס |
68 |
| an honeycomb; |
H5317nofet |
נֹפֶת |
530 |
| but to the hungry |
H7457raʿeyv |
רָעֵב |
272 |
| soul |
H5315nefesh |
נֶפֶשׁ |
430 |
| every bitter thing |
H4751mar |
מַר |
240 |
| is sweet. |
H4966matok |
מָתוֹק |
546 |
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