Proverbs 27:7


He who is satisfied loathes honey,
But to the hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.

Numbers 11:4-9

The rabble among them [who followed Israel from Egypt] had greedy desires [for familiar and delicious food], and the Israelites wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

Numbers 11:18-20

Say to the people, ‘Consecrate (separate as holy) yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept [in self-pity] in the ears of the Lord, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For we were well-off in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat.

Numbers 21:5

So the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, nor is there any water, and we loathe this miserable food.”

Job 6:7


“My soul refuses to touch them;
Such things are like loathsome food to me [sickening and repugnant].

Luke 15:16-17

He would have gladly eaten the [carob] pods that the pigs were eating [but they could not satisfy his hunger], and no one was giving anything to him.

John 6:9

“There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are these for so many people?”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Full

Numbers 11:4
The rabble among them [who followed Israel from Egypt] had greedy desires [for familiar and delicious food], and the Israelites wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?
Numbers 21:5
So the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, nor is there any water, and we loathe this miserable food.”

To

Job 6:7

“My soul refuses to touch them;
Such things are like loathsome food to me [sickening and repugnant].
Luke 15:16
He would have gladly eaten the [carob] pods that the pigs were eating [but they could not satisfy his hunger], and no one was giving anything to him.
John 6:9
“There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are these for so many people?”