Parallel Verses
Amplified
He who is satisfied loathes honey,
But to the hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.
New American Standard Bible
But to a famished
King James Version
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Holman Bible
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
International Standard Version
The person who is full spurns honey, but to a hungry person even the bitter seems sweet.
A Conservative Version
The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
American Standard Version
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Bible in Basic English
The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.
Darby Translation
The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Julia Smith Translation
The full soul will tread down the honey droppings, and to the hungry soul all bitter is sweet
King James 2000
The full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Lexham Expanded Bible
An {appetite} that is sated spurns honey, but [to] an {appetite} that is ravenous, all bitterness [is] sweet.
Modern King James verseion
The full soul despises a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that is full, abhorreth a honeycomb; but unto him that is hungry, every sour thing is sweet.
NET Bible
The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.
New Heart English Bible
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
The Emphasized Bible
The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
Webster
The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
World English Bible
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
Youngs Literal Translation
A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Interlinear
References
American
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern],
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].
He who is satisfied loathes honey,
But to the hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.
Like a bird that wanders from her nest [with its comfort and safety],
So is a man who wanders from his home.
Names
Cross References
Numbers 11:4-9
The
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
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?”