Proverbs 27:7 - Revised Standard Version He who is sated loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Amplified 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. |