Proverbs 27:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Hell and destruction are never full - How hideous must the soul of a covetous man be, when God compares it to hell and perdition!

The eyes of man are never satisfied - As the grave can never be filled up with bodies, nor perdition with souls; so the restless desire, the lust of power, riches, and splendor, is never satisfied. Out of this ever unsatisfied desire spring all the changing fashions, the varied amusements, and the endless modes of getting money, prevalent in every age, and in every country.

Proverbs 27:20

20 Hell and destruction are nevere full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.