Pro 27:20 | MHM | STEP | The Never-Ending Desires of Death and Sin This proverb teaches about two things that are never satisfied: death and human desire. Death, like the grave, is always ready to receive more and never says it has had enough. In the same way, sinful desires in people are never fully satisfied. No matter how much people gain or experience, they always want more. This restlessness comes from sin, which started when the first humans were not content with what God gave them in Eden. Only those who look to the Lord can find true satisfaction and peace. v. 20 : The Bible says, "Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied" . This means that just as the grave is never filled up, our desires for pleasure or gain are never truly satisfied. The grave keeps taking more bodies, and hell has room for more souls (Isaiah 30:33 ). In the same way, people are never content no matter how much they see or get. This is why people often feel unhappy even when they have much. True satisfaction is found only in God, not in the things of this world.

‏ Proverbs 27:20

The Never-Ending Desires of Death and Sin

This proverb teaches about two things that are never satisfied: death and human desire. Death, like the grave, is always ready to receive more and never says it has had enough. In the same way, sinful desires in people are never fully satisfied. No matter how much people gain or experience, they always want more. This restlessness comes from sin, which started when the first humans were not content with what God gave them in Eden. Only those who look to the Lord can find true satisfaction and peace.

v. 20: The Bible says, "Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied" . This means that just as the grave is never filled up, our desires for pleasure or gain are never truly satisfied. The grave keeps taking more bodies, and hell has room for more souls (Isaiah 30:33 ^a). In the same way, people are never content no matter how much they see or get. This is why people often feel unhappy even when they have much. True satisfaction is found only in God, not in the things of this world.