Proverbs 27:7, 8 The full soul loathes an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. I. THE CONTENTED MIND. (Ver. 7.) "Enough is as good as a feast;" "Hunger is the best sauce." To know when we are well off is the cure for the canker of envy and discontent. Deprivation for a time teaches us the need of common blessings. The good of affliction is that it brings us nearer to God; and of poverty of spirit, that it is never without food. II. THE EVIL OF RESTLESSNESS. (Ver. 8.) "The rolling stone gathers no moss." Rarely does the wanderer better his condition. Unstable as water, he doth not excel. Those who seek satisfaction for the soul out of God are like those who wander into far country, like the prodigal. "O my wandering ways! Woe to the soul which presumed, if it departed from thee, that it should find anything better! I turned on every side, and all things were hard, and thou alone wast my Rest. Thou hast made us for thyself, O God, and our heart is restless till it finds rest in thee." - J. Parallel Verses KJV: The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.WEB: A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. |
    |