Proverbs 27:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”
Proverbs 27:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 27:7 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 27:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 27:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.”
Proverbs 27:7 — World English Bible
Proverbs 27:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”
Proverbs 27:7 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And <FI>to<Fi> a hungry soul every bitter thing <FI>is<Fi> sweet.”
Proverbs 27:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 27:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”
Proverbs 27:7 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 27:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.”
Proverbs 27:7 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 27:7 in Context — Proverbs 27
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
What Does Proverbs 27:7 Mean?
Proverbs 27:7 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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