Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes. New Living Translation Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied. English Standard Version Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man. Berean Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. King James Bible Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. New King James Version Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. New American Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of a person ever satisfied. NASB 1995 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. NASB 1977 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. Legacy Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, So the eyes of man are never satisfied. Amplified Bible Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied; Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. Christian Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people’s eyes are never satisfied. Holman Christian Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people’s eyes are never satisfied. American Standard Version Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied. Contemporary English Version Death and the grave are never satisfied, and neither are humans. English Revised Version Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and the eyes of man are never satisfied. GOD'S WORD® Translation Hell and decay are never satisfied, and a person's eyes are never satisfied. Good News Translation Human desires are like the world of the dead--there is always room for more. International Standard Version Sheol and Abaddon are never satiated, and neither are human eyes. Majority Standard Bible Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. NET Bible As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied. New Heart English Bible Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied. Webster's Bible Translation Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. World English Bible Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSheol and destruction are not satisfied, "" And the eyes of man are not satisfied. Young's Literal Translation Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied. Smith's Literal Translation Hades and destruction shall not be satisfied; and the eyes of man shall not be satisfied. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied. Catholic Public Domain Version Hell and perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiable. New American Bible Sheol and Abaddon can never be satisfied; so the eyes of mortals can never be satisfied. New Revised Standard Version Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and human eyes are never satisfied. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSheol and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Sheol and destruction are not full, neither are the eyes of men satisfied. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; So the eyes of man are never satiated. Brenton Septuagint Translation Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do not Boast about Tomorrow…19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man. 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.… Cross References Ecclesiastes 1:8 All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing. Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task. Habakkuk 2:5 and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own. Isaiah 5:14 Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers! Isaiah 14:9 Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. Job 26:6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. Job 28:22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’ Psalm 141:7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol. Psalm 49:14 Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. Psalm 49:20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish. Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. Mark 9:43-48 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. / where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’ / If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. ... Luke 12:15 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Luke 16:22-23 One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried. / In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side. Treasury of Scripture Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. hell Proverbs 30:15,16 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: … Habakkuk 2:5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: never Proverbs 23:5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. Ecclesiastes 1:8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. Ecclesiastes 2:10,11 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour… Jump to Previous Abaddon Death Destruction Enough Eyes Full Hell Insatiable Nether-World Satiated Satisfied Sheol UnderworldJump to Next Abaddon Death Destruction Enough Eyes Full Hell Insatiable Nether-World Satiated Satisfied Sheol UnderworldProverbs 27 1. observations of self love5. of true love 11. of care to avoid offenses 23. and of the household care Sheol and Abaddon In the Hebrew context, "Sheol" refers to the grave or the abode of the dead, a place of darkness and silence. It is often depicted as insatiable, always consuming but never full. "Abaddon," meaning "destruction" or "place of ruin," is often associated with Sheol, emphasizing the relentless nature of death and decay. These terms remind us of the inevitable end that awaits all humanity, underscoring the futility of earthly pursuits when viewed through the lens of eternity. The insatiable nature of Sheol and Abaddon serves as a metaphor for the human condition, where worldly desires and ambitions can never truly be fulfilled. are never satisfied so the eyes of man are never satisfied The eyes of man are never satisfied.--Comp. Ecclesiastes 1:8; Ecclesiastes 4:8. God would thus teach us that in Himself only can man find complete satisfaction. (Comp. Psalm 36:8-9; 1Corinthians 2:9.) . . . Verse 20. - Hell and destruction are never full. "Hell" is sheol, the under-world, Hades, the place of the departed; "destruction" is the great depth, the second death, personified (see on Proverbs 15:11, where the terms also occur). These "are never satisfied," they are insatiable, all-devouring (comp. Proverbs 30:16; Isaiah 5:14; Habakkuk 2:5). So the eyes of man are never satisfied. The verb is the same in both clauses, and ought to have been so translated. The eye is taken as the representative of concupiscence in general. What is true of "the lust of the eyes" (1 John 2:16) is true of all the senses; the craving for their gratification grows as it is fed. Therefore the senses should be carefully guarded, lest they lead to excess and transgression. "Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity," said the psalmist, "and quicken me in thy way" (Psalm 119:37). The LXX. here introduces a paragraph not in the Hebrew or the Latin Versions: "He that fixes (στηρίζων) his eye [i.e. staring impudently] is an abomination to the Lord, and the uninstructed restrain not their tongue."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Sheolשְׁא֣וֹל (šə·’ō·wl) Noun - common singular Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) and Abaddon וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹ (wa·’ă·ḇad·dōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 10: Destruction are never לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no satisfied; תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה (ṯiś·ba‘·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited so the eyes וְעֵינֵ֥י (wə·‘ê·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain of man הָ֝אָדָ֗ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being are never לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no satisfied. תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃ (ṯiś·ba‘·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited Links Proverbs 27:20 NIVProverbs 27:20 NLT Proverbs 27:20 ESV Proverbs 27:20 NASB Proverbs 27:20 KJV Proverbs 27:20 BibleApps.com Proverbs 27:20 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 27:20 Chinese Bible Proverbs 27:20 French Bible Proverbs 27:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied (Prov. 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