10 Bible Verses about Being Unsatisfied

All things are wearisome;
Man is not able to tell it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor is the ear filled with hearing.

There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity and it is a grievous task.

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.

All a man’s labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.

It will be as when a hungry man dreams—
And behold, he is eating;
But when he awakens, his hunger is not satisfied,
Or as when a thirsty man dreams—
And behold, he is drinking,
But when he awakens, behold, he is faint
And his thirst is not quenched.
Thus the multitude of all the nations will be
Who wage war against Mount Zion.

“Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And delight yourself in abundance.

Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry.
Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty.
Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished.

Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again;

The fruit you long for has gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men will no longer find them.