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Proverbs 27:7–8

One who is full loathes ehoney,

but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

Like fa bird that strays from its nest

is a man who strays from his home.

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Proverbs 27:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

One who is full loathes honey from the comb,

but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

Like a bird that flees its nest

is anyone who flees from home.

Proverbs 27:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb;

But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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)

A person who is full refuses honey,

but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

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)

A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb,

But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Like a bird that wanders from its nest

Is a man who wanders from his place.

Proverbs 27:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

When you are full, not even honey tastes good,

but when you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.

A person who leaves his home

is like a bird that leaves its nest.

Proverbs 27:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The full soul loatheth a honeycomb;

But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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)

The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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)

One who is full despises honey, 

but to one who is hungry, 

even bitter food tastes sweet. 

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)

A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,

but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.

A man wandering from his home

is like a bird wandering from its nest.

Proverbs 27:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The sated appetite spurns honey,

but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.

Like a bird that strays from its nest

is one who strays from home.

Proverbs 27:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

An appetite that is sated spurns honey,

but to an appetite that is ravenous, all bitterness is sweet.

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)

When you are full, you even hate honey.

When you are hungry, even what is bitter tastes sweet.

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 Update (NASB95)

A sated man loathes honey,

But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.

Like a bird that wanders from her nest,

So is a man who wanders from his home.


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