Ecclesiastes 7:20
There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
In Context
19Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.
21Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:34So Jonathan got up from the table, burning with wrath, and took no part in the feast the second day of the month, being full of grief for David because his father had put shame on him.
2 Chronicles 6:36If they do wrong against you, (for no man is without sin,) and you are angry with them, and give them up into the power of those who are fighting against them, so that they take them away prisoners to a land far off or near;
Psalms 14:1To the chief music-maker. Of David. The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Psalms 130:3O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free?
Proverbs 20:9Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:12-23
The Advantages of Wisdom. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. 13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.… Read the whole commentary →