Proverbs Chapter 27 verse 20 Holy Bible
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.
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Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And a man's eyes are never satisfied.
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Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) Hell and destruction.--See above on Proverbs 15:11.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.) . . .
