Proverbs 27:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The full soul loathethd an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. ”

Proverbs 27:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The special instance covers the general law, that indulgence in pleasure of any kind brings on satiety and weariness, but self-restraint multiplies the sources of enjoyment.
Proverbs 27:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A collection of aphorisms on various subjects. Proverbs 27:3 . cf. Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his anger. Proverb...
Proverbs 27:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The full soul loatheth an honey-comb— As hunger makes men relish the most distasteful food, when full stomachs loath the most delightful; so poverty has this advantage of plenty, that it disposes m...
Proverbs 27:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Loatheth - literally, 'treadeth under foot' ( Micah 5:5-6 ). But to the hungry soul every bitter th...
Proverbs 27:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Sundry Observations. Agriculture 4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant ( Song of Solomon 8:6 ). 5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be...
Proverbs 27:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb. — So the moderate use of the good things of this life increases our enjoyment of them. But in spiritual things, the less we content ourselves with, the less hun...
Proverbs 27:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 28 LIVING DAY BY DAY "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1 "The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of...
Proverbs 27:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Hearty Counsel” Proverbs 27:1-22 The keyword in this paragraph is friends , Proverbs 27:6 ; Proverbs 27:9-10 ; Proverbs 27:14 ; Proverbs 27:17 ; Proverbs 19:1-29 . Friends, according to...
Proverbs 27:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 27:5 . This proverb takes for granted the need for rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to rebuke. Verse Proverbs 27:14 . There is nothing more calculate...
Proverbs 27:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and ang...
Proverbs 27:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb ,.... Or "tramples upon" it a, as the word signifies, and most versions render it, expressive of contempt and abhorrence; and suits will the situation of the hone...
Proverbs 27:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Ver. 7. The full soul loatheth an honeycomb. ] Heb., Treadeth it under feet as dung or dogs meat. Chrysosto...
Proverbs 27:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A full soul A man whose appetite, or desire, is fully satisfied; loatheth a honey-comb The most delicious meats; but to the hungry every bitter thing is sweet Hunger makes a man relish the most...
Proverbs 27:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third...
Proverbs 27:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Solomon here, as often in this book, shows that the poor have in some respects the advantag...
Proverbs 27:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The full soul, a man whose appetite or desire (which is oft expressed in Scripture by the name of soul) is fully satisfied, loatheth an honey-comb, the most delicious meats. The design of this pr...
Proverbs 27:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 27:7 WANT OF APPETITE I. The value which men set upon things depends upon their condition and circumstances . When we look around upon our fellow-creatures, we can...
Proverbs 27:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:1 . Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do when we come to any age, or wha...
Proverbs 27:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:2 . Let another man praise thee. A man is sometimes compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Je...
Proverbs 27:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb. Spiritual appetite It is a great blessing when food and appetite meet together. Sometimes men have been so luxuriously fed that appetite has departed from t...
Proverbs 27:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 27:1-20 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow. He boasts himself ( Proverbs 25:14 )...
Proverbs 27:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exaltation of Self Leads to Folly
Proverbs 27:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 6:7 ; John 6:9 ; Luke 15:16 ; Luke 15:17 ; Numbers 11:18-20 ; Numbers 11:4-9 ; Numbers 21:5
Proverbs 27:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Making the Most of Life Proverbs 27:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Te...

Proverbs 27:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 27:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 27:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 27:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 27:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 27:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 27:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 27:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 27:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 27:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 27:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary