Verse 7

The full soul loathes honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  En mett sjel tramper honning under foten, men for en sulten sjel er alt søtt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den mette sjel forakter en honningkake; men for den sultne sjel er alt bittert søtt.

• Norsk King James

  Den mette sjelen bryr seg ikke om honning; men for den sultne sjelen er alt bittert søtt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  En mett sjel tråkker på honningkake, men for en sulten sjel er alt bittert søtt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den mette avskyr selv det søteste, men for den sultne smaker alt det bitre søtt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den mette sjel avskyr en honningkake, men for den sultne er hver bitter ting søt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  En mett sjel avskyr honningkaken, men for en sulten sjel er enhver bitter ting søt.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Den mette sjel avskyr en honningkake, men for den sultne er hver bitter ting søt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  En mett sjel trår honning under fot, men for en sulten sjel smaker alt bittert som søtt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  A satisfied soul tramples on honey, but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den mette vraker honning, men for den sultne er alt bittert søtt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  En mæt Sjæl træder paa Honningkage, men for en hungrig Sjæl er alt Beeskt sødt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den som er mett, avskyr honningkaken; men for den som er sulten, er alt bittert søtt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  En mett sjel avskyr en honningkake, men en sulten sjel ser på hver bitter ting som søt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den mette sjel tråkker ned en honningkake, men for den sultne er alt bittert søtt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den mette sjel avskyr honningkaken, men for den sultne smaker alt bittert søtt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den mette bryr seg ikke om honning, men for den som er sulten smaker selv det bitre søtt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He that is full, abhorreth an hony combe: but vnto him that is hogrie, euery sower thinge is swete.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He that is full, abhorreth an honye combe: but vnto hym that is hungrye, euery sowre thing is sweete.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A full soul loathes a honeycomb; But to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And `to' a hungry soul every bitter thing `is' sweet.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.

• World English Bible (2000)

  A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.

Referenced Verses

• Num 11:4-9 : 4 And the mixed multitude that was among them fell to lusting, and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic: 6 But now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes. 7 And the manna was like coriander seed, and its color was like the color of bdellium. 8 The people went about and gathered it, ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and its taste was like the taste of fresh oil. 9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
• Num 11:18-20 : 18 And say to the people, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us meat to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt; therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you shall eat. 19 You shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days; 20 But even a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils, and it is loathsome to you; because you have despised the LORD who is among you, and have wept before Him, saying, Why did we come out of Egypt?
• Num 21:5 : 5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loathes this light bread.
• Job 6:7 : 7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful food.
• Luke 15:16-17 : 16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the pigs ate: and no one gave him anything. 17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough to spare, and I perish with hunger!
• John 6:9 : 9 There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish: but what are they among so many?