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Proverbs 27:20 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Proverbs 27:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 27 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. never: Heb. not”
Proverbs 27:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 27:20
Hell and destruction are never full (שְׁאוֹל וַאֲבַדּוֹ לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה, sheol va'abaddo lo tisba'enah)—שְׁאוֹל (Sheol) denotes the realm of the dead, the grave that swallows all humanity; אֲבַדּוֹן (Abaddon, 'destruction, place of perishing') appears six times in Scripture, personified in Revelation 9:11 as the angel of the abyss. The verb שָׂבַע (sava, 'to be satisfied, filled') is negated absolutely.So the eyes of man are never satisfied (וְעֵינֵי הָאָדָם לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה, ve'einei ha'adam lo tisba'enah)—human desire mirrors death's insatiability. John warns against 'the lust of the eyes...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 27:20
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“nor the ear filled with hearing.”
“the lust of the flesh”
“'Enough:'”
“and yet the appetite is not filled.”
“moreover”
“I didn't keep from them. I didn't withhold my heart from any joy”
“and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor”
“with increase: this also is vanity.”
“and for shedding innocent blood”
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”