Proverbs

Proverbs 27:20

20Sheol and Abaddonc are never satisfied;

so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Footnotes

  • c 27:20 Or Death and Destruction

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלšə·’ō·wlNoun - common singularH7585 underworld
and Abaddonוַאֲבַדֹּהwa·ʾă·ḇad·dōhConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH11 Destruction, Ruin, 'Abaddon
are neverלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהṯiś·ba‘·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
so the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יwə·‘ê·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
of manהָ֝אָדָ֗םhā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
are neverלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
satisfiedתִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃ṯiś·ba‘·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ecclesiastes 1:8 · 1 John 2:16 · Proverbs 30:15–16 · Ecclesiastes 6:7 · Habakkuk 2:5 · Ecclesiastes 4:8 · Ecclesiastes 2:10–11 · Ecclesiastes 5:10–11 · Jeremiah 22:17 · Proverbs 23:5 · Proverbs 15:11 · Job 26:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.