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
And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted; and the children of Israel also wept again and said, Who will give us flesh to eat?
Numbers 21:5
and the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us up out of Egypt that we should die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and no water, and our soul loathes this light bread.

To

Job 6:7
What my soul refuseth to touch, that is as my loathsome food.
Luke 15:16
And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.
John 6:9
There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fishes; but this, what is it for so many?