Ecclesiastes 7:20
For there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
In Context
19Wisdom is a stronghold to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
21Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:34So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, and because his father had put him to shame.
2 Chronicles 6:36If they sin against Thee — for there is no man that sinneth not — and Thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto a land far off or near;
Psalms 14:1For the Leader. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, they have done abominably; there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 130:3If Thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
Proverbs 20:9Who can say: 'I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin'?
Isaiah 64:6(64-5) And we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment; and we all do fade as a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take 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 →