Proverbs 27:7
“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
As a bird that wandereth from her nest,.... To seek for food for herself and her young; or that leaves it without…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The special instance covers the general law, that indulgence in pleasure of any kind brings on satiety and weariness,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Solomon here, as often in this book, shows that the poor have in some respects the advantage of the rich; for, 1. They…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
loatheth Lit. treads under foot; calcabit, Vulg. The second clause of the verse has been compared with Horace's
"Jejunus…
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