Proverbs 27:20
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 27
“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.”Proverbs 27:20
What Does Proverbs 27:20 Mean?
Proverbs 27:20 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 27, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Heaven & Hell.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 27:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 1:8“All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.”1 John 2:16“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”Proverbs 30:15“The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:”Ecclesiastes 6:7“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”Ecclesiastes 4:8“There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.”Habakkuk 2:5“Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:”Proverbs 30:16“The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.”Ecclesiastes 2:10“And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.”Ecclesiastes 5:10“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”Jeremiah 22:17“But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.”Psalms 16:10“For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”Proverbs 15:11“Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?”Proverbs 23:5“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”Isaiah 5:14“Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.”Job 26:6“Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.”Psalms 55:23“But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.”
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