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Proverbs 27:20
| ← Proverbs 27:19 | Proverbs 27:20 (KJV) | Proverbs 27:21 → |
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As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
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Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
HellH7585 and destructionH11 H10 are neverH3808 fullH7646; so the eyesH5869 of manH120 are never satisfiedH7646.
Original Hebrew
שְׁאֹול [וַאֲבַדֹּה כ] (וַאֲבַדֹּו ק) לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה וְעֵינֵי הָאָדָם לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
שְׁא֣וֹל |
she.'ol | H7585 | HNp | Sheol |
ו/אבדה |
ʼăbaddôh | H10 | HC/Ncmsc | |
לֹ֣א |
lo' | H3808 | HTn | not |
תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה |
tis.Ba'.nah | H7646 | HVqi3fp | they are satisfied |
וְ/עֵינֵ֥י |
ve./'ei.Nei | H5869 | HC/Ncbdc | and/ (the) eyes of |
הָ֝/אָדָ֗ם |
ha./'a.Dam | H120 | HTd/Ncmsa | (the)/ person |
לֹ֣א |
lo' | H3808 | HTn | not |
תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה |
tis.Ba'.nah | H7646 | HVqi3fp | they are satisfied |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H10 — אֲבַדֹּה (ʼăbaddôh, ab-ad-do'): the same as אֲבֵדָה, miswritten for אֲבַדּוֹן; a perishing; destruction.
- H11 — אֲבַדּוֹן (ʼăbaddôwn, ab-ad-done'): intensive from אָבַד; abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades; destruction.
- H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
- H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
- H7585 — שְׁאוֹל (shᵉʼôwl, sheh-ole'): or שְׁאֹל; from שָׁאַל; Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates; grave, hell, pit.
- H7646 — שָׂבַע (sâbaʻ, saw-bah'): or שָׂבֵעַ; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively); have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- Hell — Proverbs 30:15-16, Habakkuk 2:5
- so — Proverbs 23:5, Ecclesiastes 1:8, Ecclesiastes 2:10-11, Ecclesiastes 5:10-11, Ecclesiastes 6:7, Jeremiah 22:17, 1 John 2:16
Reciprocal references (5): Psalms 16:10, Psalms 55:23, Proverbs 15:11, Ecclesiastes 4:8, Isaiah 5:14
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