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Proverbs 27:7

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7A person who is full refuses honey,

but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

One who is full loathes honey,

but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

One who is full loathes honey from the comb,

but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

An appetite that is sated spurns honey,

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

KJV 1900King James Version

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb;

But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.