Proverbs 27:7 “The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter…”

Proverbs 27:7

The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; 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.

American Standard Version

The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Geneva Bible 1599

The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.

Darby Translation

The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Young's Literal Translation

A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a 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.

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Cross references

“full”

Numbers 11:18–20 Numbers 21:5 Numbers 11:4–9

Numbers 11:18–20 · BSB

And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LOR…

Numbers 21:5 · BSB

and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”

Numbers 11:4–9 · BSB

Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?

“to”

Job 6:7 John 6:9 Luke 15:16 Luke 15:17

Job 6:7 · BSB

My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.

John 6:9 · BSB

“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”

Luke 15:16 · BSB

He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.

Luke 15:17 · BSB

Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.

Read Proverbs 27