Proverbs 27:7

New English Translation

The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.

Cross References

Job 6:7

I have refused to touch such things; they are like loathsome food to me.

Proverbs 24:13

Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

Proverbs 27:8

Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.

Numbers 21:5

And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness, for there is no bread or water, and we detest this worthless food.”

John 6:9

“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”