Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. Young's Literal Translation A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet. King James Bible The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Hebrew The soulנֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion that is full שְׂ֭בֵעָה (ḇê·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7649: Sated, satisfied, surfeited loathes תָּב֣וּס (tā·ḇūs) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 947: To tread down, trample honey, נֹ֑פֶת (nō·p̄eṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5317: Flowing honey, honey from the comb but to a hungry רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה (rə·‘ê·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7457: Hungry soul, וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ (wə·ne·p̄eš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every bitter thing מַ֥ר (mar) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly is sweet. מָתֽוֹק׃ (mā·ṯō·wq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4966: Sweet, sweetness |