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Proverbs 27:7–8
Proverbs 27:7–8 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)
7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 Like a bird that flees its nest
is anyone who flees from home.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
8 A person who strays from home
is like a bird that strays from its nest.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 When you are full, not even honey tastes good,
but when you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.
8 A person who leaves his home
is like a bird that leaves its nest.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 The full soul loatheth a 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.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 The full soul trampleth on a 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.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 One who is full despises honey,
but to one who is hungry,
even bitter food tastes sweet.
8 Like a bird wandering from its nest,
so is a husband wandering from his home.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
8 A man wandering from his home
is like a bird wandering from its nest.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 The sated appetite spurns honey,
but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest
is one who strays from home.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 An appetite that is sated spurns honey,
but to an appetite that is ravenous, all bitterness is sweet.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest,
so is a man who strays from his place.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 When you are full, you even hate honey.
When you are hungry, even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 A man who wanders away from his home
is like a bird that wanders from its nest.
Proverbs 27:7–8 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)
7 A sated man loathes honey,
But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
8 Like a bird that wanders from her nest,
So is a man who wanders from his home.
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