Ecclesiastes 7:20

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Because there is not a righteous man on earth that does good and does not sin.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC7:21

For there is no just man upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth not.

GNV7:22

Surely there is no man iust in the earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.

JPS

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

LXXE

For there is not a righteous man in the earth, who will do good, and not sin.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

כִּ֣י אָדָ֔ם אֵ֥ין צַדִּ֖יק בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂה־טּ֖וֹב וְלֹ֥א יֶחֱטָֽא׃

LXX-Br

Ὅτι ἄνθρωπος οὐκ ἔστι δίκαιος ἐν τῇ γῇ, ὃς ποιήσει ἀγαθὸν καὶ οὐχ ἁμαρτήσεται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Romans 3:23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
• Isaiah 53:6We 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 1:8–10If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not…
• James 3:2We 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 20:9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
• 1 Kings 8:46When 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,
• Job 15:14–16What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous? If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes, how much less man, who is vile and corrupt,…
• Isaiah 64:6Each 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.
• Psalms 143:2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
• 2 Chronicles 6:36When 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 a land far or near,
• Psalms 130:3If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?

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