Proverbs 27:7 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. More versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition He who is satiated [with sensual pleasures] loathes and treads underfoot a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. American Standard Version (1901) The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Common English Bible Someone who is full refuses honey, but anything bitter tastes sweet to a hungry person. Catholic Public Domain Version A sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of sweet. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet. English Standard Version 2016 One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. |