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Proverbs 27:20
Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:20 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 27:20 in other translations
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
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In context
17 Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.
19 As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.
20 Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.
21 As silver is tried in the fining-pot, and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.
22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.
23 Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:
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