Proverbs 27:20

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 27:20

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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KJV

King James Version

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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WEB

World English Bible

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 27

¹⁸ Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

¹⁹ As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.

²⁰ Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

²¹ A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

²² Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

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