Proverbs 27:7
He that is full, abhorreth an honye combe: but vnto hym that is hungrye, euery sowre thing is sweete.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
In Context
6Faythfull are the woundes of a louer: but the kysses of an enemie are cruell.
8He that oft times flitteth, is like a byrd that forsaketh her nest.
Cross References
Luke 15:16And he woulde fayne haue fylled his belly with the coddes that the swyne dyd eate: and no man gaue vnto hym.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:6-7
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Note, 1. It is good for us to be reproved, and told of our faults, by our friends. If true love in the heart has but zeal and courage enough to show itself in dealing plainly with our friends, and reproving them for what they say and do amiss, this is really better, not only than secret hatred (as Lev. xix. 17 ), but than secret love, that love to our neighbours which does not show itself in… Read the whole commentary →