20Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.


In Context

17 Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

18 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.

19 As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.

20 Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.

21 As silver is tried in the fining-pot and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.

22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.

Proverbs 27:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:20Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:20Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:20Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.