Proverbs 27:20 - Easy To Read Version

²⁰ People are just like the grave. That place of death and destruction always wants more than it already has.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ Hell and destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the place of destruction) are never satisfied; so [the lust of] the eyes of man is never satisfied. [Prov. 30:16; Hab. 2:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²⁰ The grave and the underworld are never satisfied; and people’s eyes are never satisfied.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Hell and perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiable.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Proverbs 27:20 Tagairtí Cros

Job 26:6

But God can see clearly into\par that place of death\par Death {\cf2\super [48]} is not hidden from God.\par

Proverbs 15:11

The Lord knows everything, even what happens in the place of death. So surely the Lord will know what happens in the hearts and minds of people.

Proverbs 23:5

Money goes very quickly, as if it grows wings and flies away like a bird.

Proverbs 27:19

When a person looks into the water he can see his own face. In the same way, a man’s heart shows what the man is really like.

Ecclesiastes 1:8

Words can’t fully explain things. {\cf2\super [3]} But people continue speaking. {\cf2\super [4]} Words come again and again to our ears. But our ears don’t become full. And our eyes don’t become full of the things we see.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

A person might not have any family. He might not have a son or even a brother. But that person will continue to work very, very hard. That person is never satisfied with what he has. And he works so hard that he never stops and asks himself, “Why am I working so hard? Why don’t I let myself enjoy my life?” This is also a very bad and senseless thing.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

A man works and works. Why? To feed himself. But he is never satisfied.

Isaiah 5:14

Then \{they will die and\} Sheol, {\cf2\super [53]} \{the place of death\}, will get more and more people. That \{place of death\} will open her mouth with no limit. And all those people will go down into Sheol.”

Jeremiah 22:17

“Jehoiakim, your eyes look\par only for what benefits yourself.\par You are always thinking about\par getting more for yourself.\par You are willing to kill innocent people.\par You are willing to steal things\par from other people.”\par

Habakkuk 2:5

\{God said,\} “Wine can trick a person. In the same way, a strong man’s pride can fool him. But he will not find peace. He is like death—he always wants more and more. And, like death, he will never be satisfied. He will continue defeating other nations. He will continue to make those people his prisoners.

Haggai 1:9

The Lord All-Powerful says, “You people look for a big harvest. But when you go to gather the crop, there is only a little grain. So you bring that grain home. And then I \{send a wind that\} blows it all away! Why are these things happening? Why? Because my house is still in ruins while each of you runs home to take care of his own house.

1 John 2:16

These are the \{evil\} things in the world: