Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet. New Living Translation A person who is full refuses honey, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry. English Standard Version One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. Berean Standard Bible The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. King James Bible The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. New King James Version A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. New American Standard Bible A satisfied person despises honey, But to a hungry person any bitter thing is sweet. NASB 1995 A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet. NASB 1977 A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet. Legacy Standard Bible A satisfied soul tramples the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet. Amplified Bible He who is satisfied loathes honey, But to the hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet. Christian Standard Bible A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet. Holman Christian Standard Bible A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet. American Standard Version The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Contemporary English Version If you have had enough to eat, honey doesn't taste good, but if you are really hungry, you will eat anything. English Revised Version The full soul loatheth an honeycomb: but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. GOD'S WORD® Translation One who is full despises honey, but to one who is hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet. Good News Translation When you are full, you will refuse honey, but when you are hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet. International Standard Version The person who is full spurns honey, but to a hungry person even the bitter seems sweet. Majority Standard Bible The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. NET Bible The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet. New Heart English Bible A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. Webster's Bible Translation The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA satiated soul treads down a honeycomb, "" And every bitter thing [is] sweet [to] a hungry soul. Young's Literal Translation A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Smith's Literal Translation The full soul will tread down the honey droppings, and to the hungry soul all bitter is sweet. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb : and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet. Catholic Public Domain Version A sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of sweet. New American Bible One who is full spurns honey; but to the hungry, any bitter thing is sweet. New Revised Standard Version The sated appetite spurns honey, but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleA person who is full loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry person even a bitter thing is sweet. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The soul that is full treads on honeycombs, and even bitter things are sweet to the hungry soul. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Brenton Septuagint Translation A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do not Boast about Tomorrow…6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 7The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. 8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.… Cross References Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. John 6:35 Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. Psalm 34:8-10 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! / Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. / Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. Isaiah 55:1-2 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. Luke 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty. John 4:13-14 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.” Psalm 107:9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Philippians 4:12 I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need. 1 Timothy 6:8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. Matthew 4:4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Psalm 63:5 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You. Ecclesiastes 6:7 All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied. Amos 8:11 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. Luke 6:21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. 1 Peter 2:2-3 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, / now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. Treasury of Scripture The full soul loathes an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. full Numbers 11:4-9,18-20 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? … Numbers 21:5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. loatheth or treadeth under foot Job 6:7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. Luke 15:16,17 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him… John 6:9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? Jump to Previous Bitter Famished Food Full Honey Honeycomb Honey-Comb Hungry Loathes Need Sated Satiated Soul Sweet Tastes Trampleth Treadeth UseJump to Next Bitter Famished Food Full Honey Honeycomb Honey-Comb Hungry Loathes Need Sated Satiated Soul Sweet Tastes Trampleth Treadeth UseProverbs 27 1. observations of self love5. of true love 11. of care to avoid offenses 23. and of the household care The soul that is full The Hebrew word for "soul" here is "nephesh," which often refers to the inner being or life force of a person. In this context, it suggests a person who is satisfied or satiated. Historically, the concept of fullness is associated with abundance and contentment. In ancient times, a full soul would imply someone who has all their needs met, both physically and spiritually. This phrase serves as a metaphor for spiritual complacency, where one becomes indifferent to even the sweetest of offerings, such as honey, which was a prized delicacy in biblical times. loathes honey but to a hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet "Jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit." But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. So the prodigal in the parable would fain fill himself with the husks which the swine did eat. So we say, "Hunger is the best sauce;" the Germans, "Hunger makes raw beans sweet;" and the Portuguese. "Brackish water is sweet in a dry land." Hebrew The soulנֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion that is full שְׂ֭בֵעָה (ḇê·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7649: Sated, satisfied, surfeited loathes תָּב֣וּס (tā·ḇūs) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 947: To tread down, trample honey, נֹ֑פֶת (nō·p̄eṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5317: Flowing honey, honey from the comb but to a hungry רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה (rə·‘ê·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7457: Hungry soul, וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ (wə·ne·p̄eš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every bitter thing מַ֥ר (mar) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly is sweet. מָתֽוֹק׃ (mā·ṯō·wq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4966: Sweet, sweetness Links Proverbs 27:7 NIVProverbs 27:7 NLT Proverbs 27:7 ESV Proverbs 27:7 NASB Proverbs 27:7 KJV Proverbs 27:7 BibleApps.com Proverbs 27:7 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 27:7 Chinese Bible Proverbs 27:7 French Bible Proverbs 27:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb (Prov. 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