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


In Context

17 Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

18 The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.

19 As in water the face is to face, So the heart of man to man.

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

21 A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.

22 If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:20Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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