16 Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
Proverbs 30:16
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Proverbs 27:19–21
19 As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man. 20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
Psalms of Solomon 4:13–15
13 He fills one house with lawlessness, And then his eyes are fixed upon the next house, To destroy it with words that give wing to desire. (PSS) 14 Yet with all these his soul like Sheol, is not sated. (PSS) 15 Let his portion, O Lord, be dishonoured before thee; Let him go forth… (PSS)
Job 26:5–7
5 The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them. 6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. 7 He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
Job 24:18–20
18 They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards. 19 As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned. 20 The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them;…
2 Baruch 59:9–11
9 of the day of judgement: And the number of the offerings, and the earths which have not yet come: (2BA) 10 And the mouth of Gehenna, and the station of vengeance, and the place of faith, and the region of (2BA) 11 hope: And the likeness of future torment, and the multitude of in… (2BA)
Proverbs 6:16–18
16 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
2 Peter 2:16–18
16 But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness. 17 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. 18 With lof…
Sirach 51:4–6
4 from the choking of a fire on every side, and out of the midst of fire that I hadn’t kindled, (WEB) 5 out of the depth of the belly of Hades, from an unclean tongue, and from lying words— (WEB) 6 the slander of an unrighteous tongue to the king. My soul drew near to death. My… (WEB)
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