American Standard Version
"The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. "
— Proverbs 27:7, American Standard Version
“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”
“A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.”
“The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.”
“A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.”
“The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.”
“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
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.
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.