Proverbs 27:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.”
Proverbs 27:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 27:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 27:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 27:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.”
Proverbs 27:20 — World English Bible
Proverbs 27:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.”
Proverbs 27:20 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.”
Proverbs 27:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 27:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.”
Proverbs 27:20 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 27:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied.”
Proverbs 27:20 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 27:20 in Context — Proverbs 27
18 El que guarda la higuera, comerá su fruto; y el que guarda á su señor, será honrado.
19 Como un agua se parece á otra, así el corazón del hombre al otro.
20 El sepulcro y la perdición nunca se hartan: así los ojos del hombre nunca están satisfechos.
21 El crisol [prueba] la plata, y la hornaza el oro: y al hombre la boca del que lo alaba.
22 Aunque majes al necio en un mortero entre granos de trigo á pisón majados, no se quitará de él su necedad.
What Does Proverbs 27:20 Mean?
Proverbs 27:20 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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