Ecclesiastes 7:20
Truly there is not a righteous man upon the earth who doeth good and sinneth not.
Noyes Bible
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 who are in the city.
21Give no heed to all the words which are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee!
Cross References
Psalms 14:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The fool saith in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; abominable are their doings; There is none that doeth good.
Psalms 130:3If thou, LORD, shouldst treasure up transgressions, Lord, who could stand?
Proverbs 20:9Who can say, “I have kept my heart clean; I am free from my sin?”
Isaiah 64:6We are all of us an unclean thing; Like a filthy garment is all our righteousness; We are all withered like a leaf, And our sins, like a storm, have blown 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 →