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Proverbs 27:7
A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7 · Young's Literal Translation
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Proverbs 27:7 in other translations
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
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In context
4 Fury is fierce, and anger is overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
5 Better is open reproof than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So is a man wandering from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend--from counsel of the soul.
10 Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar off.
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