Proverbs 27:7
King James Version (KJV)
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
In context
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Proverbs 27:7 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
- WEB World English Bible
- A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.