Job 20:20

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.”

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 20:20 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
  2. Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.

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