Ecclesiastes 7:20 “Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins…”

Ecclesiastes 7:20

Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

World English Bible

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and doesn’t sin.

American Standard Version

Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Geneva Bible 1599

It is good that thou lay hold on this: but yet withdrawe not thine hand from that: for he that feareth God, shall come forth of them all.

Darby Translation

Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.

Young's Literal Translation

Because there is not a righteous man on earth that doth good and sinneth not.

Bible in Basic English

There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.

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Cross references

“there”

Romans 3:23 Isaiah 53:6 1 John 1:8–10 James 3:2 Proverbs 20:9 1 Kings 8:46

Romans 3:23 · BSB

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Isaiah 53:6 · BSB

We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.

1 John 1:8–10 · BSB

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

James 3:2 · BSB

We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

Proverbs 20:9 · BSB

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

1 Kings 8:46 · BSB

When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,

“doeth”

Isaiah 64:6

Isaiah 64:6 · BSB

Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.

21Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

Read Ecclesiastes 7