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Proverbs 27:7-9
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 27:7-9
Contemporary English Version
7 If you have had enough to eat,
honey doesn't taste good,
but if you are really hungry,
you will eat anything.
8 When you are far from home,
you feel like a bird
without a nest.
9 The sweet smell of incense
can make you feel good,
but true friendship
is better still.[a]
Footnotes
- 27.9 still: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 9.
Proverbs 27:7-9
New International Version
Proverbs 27:7-9
New International Version
7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 Like a bird that flees its nest(A)
is anyone who flees from home.
9 Perfume(B) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
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