Proverbs 27:7 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.
English ASV
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
English Amplified
He who is satiated [with sensual pleasures] loathes and treads underfoot a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
He who is satiated [with sensual pleasures] loathes and treads underfoot a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
English EASY 2024
A person who has eaten enough food will refuse honey. But even bitter food seems sweet to a hungry person.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
When you are full, you will not even eat honey. When you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
When you are full, you will refuse honey, but when you are hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet.
English God's Word - GW 1995
One who is full despises honey, but to one who is hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
English KJV 1611
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
English LSB
A satisfied soul tramples the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
A full soul loathes honey, but to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
One who is full, tramples on virgin honey; but to the man who is hungry, any bitter thing is sweet.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
When you are full, you even hate honey. When you are hungry, even what is bitter tastes sweet.
English NIV
He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
English NKJ 1982
A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
English NLT
Honey seems tasteless to a person who is full, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
The sated appetite spurns honey, but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
When your soul is full, you turn down even the sweetest honey. But when your soul is starving, every bitter thing becomes sweet.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
He who is sated loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Even honey seems tasteless to a man who is full; but if he is hungry, he'll eat anything!
English Tyndale 1537
He that is full, abhoreth an honeycomb: but unto him that is hungry, every sour thing is sweet.