Proverbs 27:7
One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
In context
4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. 7 One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. 8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. 10 Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 27:7 in the KJV
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 27:7 in the NIV
One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.