Proverbs 27:7
He who is fed to the full loatheth the honeycomb; But to the hungry any bitter thing is sweet.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
In Context
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
8As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth from his place.
Cross References
Luke 15:16And he longed to fill himself with the husks that the swine ate; and no one gave to him.
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 →