Other translations
American Standard Version
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The soul that is full treads on honeycombs, and even bitter things are sweet to the hungry soul.
Darby Bible Translation
The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb : and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb: but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
God's Word
One who is full despises honey, but to one who is hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
International Standard Version
The person who is full spurns honey, but to a hungry person even the bitter seems sweet.
NET Bible
The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.
New American Standard Bible
A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
New International Version
One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
New Living Translation
A person who is full refuses honey, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
Webster's Bible Translation
The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
The World English Bible
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
EasyEnglish Bible
A person who has eaten enough food will refuse honey. But even bitter food seems sweet to a hungry person.
Young‘s Literal Translation
A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.
New Life Version
He who is full hates honey, but any bitter thing is sweet to a hungry man.
The Voice Bible
The person who is full has no interest in honey; but to the starving, bitterness itself is sweet.
Living Bible
Even honey seems tasteless to a man who is full; but if he is hungry, he’ll eat anything!
New Catholic Bible
One whose appetite is sated refuses honey, but to the man who is hungry even bitter food tastes sweet.
Legacy Standard Bible
A satisfied soul tramples the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Christian Standard Bible
A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
Amplified Bible © 1954
He who is satiated [with sensual pleasures] loathes and treads underfoot a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
New Century Version
When you are full, not even honey tastes good, but when you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.
The Message
When you’ve stuffed yourself, you refuse dessert; when you’re starved, you could eat a horse.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
A satisfied appetite refuses honey, but to a hungry appetite, everything bitter tastes sweet.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The sated appetite spurns honey, but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.
Good News Translation®
When you are full, you will refuse honey, but when you are hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet.
Wycliffe Bible
A man filled shall despise an honeycomb (A full person shall despise an honeycomb); but an hungry man shall take, yea, bitter thing for sweet.
Contemporary English Version
If you have had enough to eat, honey doesn't taste good, but if you are really hungry, you will eat anything.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
He who is sated loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The sated appetite spurns honey, but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The sated appetite spurns honey, but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.
Common English Bible © 2011
Someone who is full refuses honey, but anything bitter tastes sweet to a hungry person.
Amplified Bible © 2015
He who is satisfied loathes honey, But to the hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.
English Standard Version Anglicised
One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
One who is full spurns honey; but to the hungry, any bitter thing is sweet.
New American Standard Bible
A satisfied person despises honey, But to a hungry person any bitter thing is sweet.
The Expanded Bible
When you are ·full [sated], not even honey tastes good, but when you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.
Tree of Life Version
One who is full loathes honeycomb, but to one who is hungry every bitter thing is sweet.
Revised Standard Version
He who is sated loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
New International Reader's Version
When you are full, you even hate honey. When you are hungry, even what is bitter tastes sweet.
BRG Bible
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Complete Jewish Bible
A person who is full loathes a honeycomb; but to the hungry, any bitter thing is sweet.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The sated appetite spurns honey, but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The full nefesh trampleth a honeycomb, but to the hungry nefesh every mar (bitter thing) is sweet.
Names of God Bible
One who is full despises honey, but to one who is hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet.
Modern English Version
The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Easy-to-Read Version
When you are full, you will not even eat honey. When you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.
International Children’s Bible
When someone is full, not even honey tastes good. But when he is hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.
Lexham English Bible
An appetite that is sated spurns honey, but to an appetite that is ravenous, all bitterness is sweet.
New International Version - UK
One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.