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so the eyes of man are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of a person ever satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, So the eyes of man are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied; Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people’s eyes are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people&#8217s eyes are never satisfied. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Death and the grave are never satisfied, and neither are humans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and the eyes of man are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Hell and decay are never satisfied, and a person's eyes are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Human desires are like the world of the dead--there is always room for more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satiated, and neither are human eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, "" And the eyes of man are not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Hades and destruction shall not be satisfied; and the eyes of man shall not be satisfied.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Hell and perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon can never be satisfied; so the eyes of mortals can never be satisfied. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and human eyes are never satisfied.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Sheol and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Sheol and destruction are not full, neither are the eyes of men satisfied.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; So the eyes of man are never satiated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. <i><i>He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.</i></i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/27-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=5626" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/27.htm">Do not Boast about Tomorrow</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·wl (N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">Sheol</a> <a href="/hebrew/11.htm" title="11: wa·ʾă·ḇad·dōh (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- (place of) destruction or ruin, Abaddon. Intensive from 'abad; abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades.">and Abaddon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">are never</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: ṯiś·ba‘·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">satisfied;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: wə·‘ê·nê (Conj-w:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">so the eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">are never</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: ṯiś·ba‘·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">satisfied.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:8</a></span><br />All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/4-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-5.htm">Habakkuk 2:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Isaiah 5:14</a></span><br />Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-6.htm">Job 26:6</a></span><br />Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22</a></span><br />Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7</a></span><br />As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-20.htm">Psalm 49:20</a></span><br />A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-43.htm">Mark 9:43-48</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-22.htm">Luke 16:22-23</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.</p><p class="hdg">hell</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/30-15.htm">Proverbs 30:15,16</a></b></br> The horseleach hath two daughters, <i>crying</i>, Give, give. There are three <i>things that</i> are never satisfied, <i>yea</i>, four <i>things</i> say not, <i>It is</i> enough: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/2-5.htm">Habakkuk 2:5</a></b></br> Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, <i>he is</i> a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and <i>is</i> as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:</p><p class="hdg">never</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-5.htm">Proverbs 23:5</a></b></br> Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for <i>riches</i> certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:8</a></b></br> All things <i>are</i> full of labour; man cannot utter <i>it</i>: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:10,11</a></b></br> 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/15-11.htm">Abaddon</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-22.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-16.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-16.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-7.htm">Full</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-14.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">Insatiable</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-14.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-7.htm">Satiated</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-13.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-14.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-14.htm">Underworld</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/9-11.htm">Abaddon</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-3.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-27.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-19.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Insatiable</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-9.htm">Satiated</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-19.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-16.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-17.htm">Underworld</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/27-1.htm">observations of self love</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm">of true love</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/27-11.htm">of care to avoid offenses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/27-23.htm">and of the household care</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;</b><br>In biblical literature, Sheol is often depicted as the realm of the dead, a shadowy place where the departed spirits reside. It is not synonymous with hell but rather a place of waiting. Abaddon, often translated as "destruction," is sometimes personified as a being or place associated with death and the grave. The insatiable nature of Sheol and Abaddon reflects the unending cycle of death and destruction in the world. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references, such as <a href="/job/26-6.htm">Job 26:6</a> and <a href="/revelation/9-11.htm">Revelation 9:11</a>, where Abaddon is mentioned as the angel of the abyss. The relentless nature of these entities underscores the inevitability of death and the grave's unquenchable appetite, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture.<p><b>so the eyes of man are never satisfied.</b><br>This phrase highlights the insatiable nature of human desire and longing. Just as Sheol and Abaddon are never full, human eyes continually seek more, reflecting a deep-seated discontent and yearning for fulfillment. This concept is echoed in <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:8</a>, where it is stated that the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. The human condition is marked by a perpetual quest for more, whether it be wealth, power, or pleasure. This insatiability can lead to idolatry, as individuals seek satisfaction in worldly things rather than in God. The New Testament addresses this through teachings on contentment and the dangers of covetousness, as seen in <a href="/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6-10</a>. The ultimate fulfillment is found in Christ, who offers living water that quenches all thirst, as described in <a href="/john/4-13.htm">John 4:13-14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and silence where the departed spirits reside. It is often depicted as insatiable, always consuming but never full.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abaddon.htm">Abaddon</a></b><br>This term is often associated with destruction or the place of destruction. In some contexts, it is synonymous with Sheol, emphasizing the idea of an insatiable appetite for more.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_eyes_of_man.htm">The Eyes of Man</a></b><br>This phrase symbolizes human desire and longing. It reflects the insatiable nature of human wants and the perpetual quest for more, whether it be material possessions, experiences, or achievements.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_insatiable_nature_of_human_desire.htm">The Insatiable Nature of Human Desire</a></b><br>Just as Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, human desires are endless. Recognizing this can help us understand the futility of seeking fulfillment in worldly things.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_christ.htm">Contentment in Christ</a></b><br>True satisfaction can only be found in a relationship with Christ. As believers, we are called to find our contentment in Him rather than in the temporary pleasures of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_materialism.htm">Guarding Against Materialism</a></b><br>The pursuit of material wealth and possessions can lead to a never-ending cycle of dissatisfaction. Christians are encouraged to focus on eternal treasures rather than earthly ones.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_covetousness.htm">The Danger of Covetousness</a></b><br>Covetousness, or the desire for what others have, can lead to spiritual decay. We must guard our hearts against this sin by cultivating gratitude and generosity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_spiritual_disciplines.htm">The Role of Spiritual Disciplines</a></b><br>Engaging in spiritual disciplines such as prayer, fasting, and scripture study can help redirect our desires towards God and away from worldly temptations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_desires_are_never_satisfied.htm">What insatiable desires are never satisfied?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_gently_restore_a_sinning_brother.htm">What insatiable desires are never satisfied?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sheol_and_abaddon_align_today.htm">Proverbs 15:11: How do ancient concepts of Sheol and Abaddon align with modern historical or archaeological findings on the afterlife? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_proverbs_20_27_align_with_science.htm">Proverbs 20:27 claims 'the spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord'--how can this be reconciled with scientific understandings of human consciousness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Hell and destruction.--</span>See above on <a href="/proverbs/15-11.htm" title="Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?">Proverbs 15:11</a>.<p><span class= "bld">The eyes of man are never satisfied.--</span>Comp. <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-8.htm" title="All things are full of labor; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.">Ecclesiastes 1:8</a>; <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-8.htm" title="There is one alone, and there is not a second; yes, he has neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labor; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither said he, For whom do I labor, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yes, it is a sore travail.">Ecclesiastes 4:8</a>. God would thus teach us that in Himself only can man find complete satisfaction. (Comp. <a href="/context/psalms/36-8.htm" title="They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall make them drink of the river of your pleasures.">Psalm 36:8-9</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/2-9.htm" title="But as it is written, Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love him.">1Corinthians 2:9</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hell and destruction are never full.</span> "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. <a href="/proverbs/30-16.htm">Proverbs 30:16</a>; <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Isaiah 5:14</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/2-5.htm">Habakkuk 2:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">So the eyes of man are never satisfied.</span> 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" (<a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a>) 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" (<a href="/psalms/119-37.htm">Psalm 119:37</a>). The LXX. here introduces a paragraph not in the Hebrew or the Latin Versions: "He that fixes (<span class="greek">στηρίζων</span>) his eye [<span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. staring impudently] is an abomination to the Lord, and the uninstructed restrain not their tongue." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/27-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Sheol</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Abaddon</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḇad·dōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_10.htm">Strong's 10: </a> </span><span class="str2">Destruction </span><br /><br /><span class="word">are never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">satisfied;</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiś·ba‘·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so the eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵינֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֝אָדָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">satisfied.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiś·ba‘·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/27-20.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied (Prov. 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