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Proverbs 27:20

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20Sheolm and Abaddonn will not be satisfied,

and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied either.

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Footnotes

  1. mA term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
  2. nPoetic synonym for “Sheol.” Only mentioned in the ot in relation to Sheol, the grave, or death.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,

and never satisfied are the eyes of man.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Death and Destruction are never satisfied,

and neither are human eyes.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,

and people’s eyes are never satisfied.

NLTNew Living Translation

Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied,

so human desire is never satisfied.

KJV 1900King James Version

Hell and destruction are never full;

So the eyes of man are never satisfied.