Ecclesiastes 7:20
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
In Context
19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] that are in a city.
21Also give not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee.
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:34And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no meat the second day of the new moon; for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
2 Chronicles 6:36If they have sinned against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and give them up to the enemy, and they have carried them away captives unto a land far off or near;
Psalms 14:1{To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 130:3If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand?
Proverbs 20:9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Isaiah 64:6And we are all become as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all fade as a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, have carried us away;
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 →