Proverbs 27:7-8
Proverbs 27:7-8 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
Proverbs 27:7-8 The Message (MSG)
When you’ve stuffed yourself, you refuse dessert; when you’re starved, you could eat a horse. People who won’t settle down, wandering hither and yon, are like restless birds, flitting to and fro.
Proverbs 27:7-8 King James Version (KJV)
The full soul loatheth an 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.
Proverbs 27:7-8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet. Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
Proverbs 27:7-8 New Century Version (NCV)
When you are full, not even honey tastes good, but when you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet. A person who leaves his home is like a bird that leaves its nest.
Proverbs 27:7-8 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Proverbs 27:7-8 New International Version (NIV)
One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet. Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.
Proverbs 27:7-8 New King James Version (NKJV)
A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place.
Proverbs 27:7-8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He who is satisfied loathes honey, But to the hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet. Like a bird that wanders from her nest [with its comfort and safety], So is a man who wanders from his home.