King James Version
Proverbs 27:20 in the King James Version says “Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. never: Heb. not” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. never: Heb. not”
Proverbs 27:20 · KJV
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. never: Heb. not
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Hell”
H7585hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
“are never”
H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“are never satisfied”
H7646to sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
“so the eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“are never”
H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“are never satisfied”
H7646to sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
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