Ecclesiastes Chapter 7 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Ecclesiastes 7:20

Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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BBE Ecclesiastes 7:20

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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DARBY Ecclesiastes 7:20

Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.
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KJV Ecclesiastes 7:20

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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WBT Ecclesiastes 7:20


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WEB Ecclesiastes 7:20

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.
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YLT Ecclesiastes 7:20

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - The wisdom above signified is, indeed, absolutely necessary, if one would escape the consequences of that frailty of nature which leads to transgression. Wisdom shows the sinner a way out of the evil course in which he is walking, and puts him back in that fear of God which is his only safety. For there is not a just man upon earth. The verse confirms ver. 19. Even the just man sinneth, and therefore needs wisdom. That doeth good, and sinneth not. This reminds us of the words in Solomon's prayer (1 Kings 8:46; Proverbs 20:9). So St. James (James 3:2) says, "In many things we all offend;" and St. John, "It' we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us" (1 John 1:8). A Greek gnome runs - Ἁμαρτάνει τι καὶ σοφοῦ σοφώτερος. "Erreth at times the very wisest man."

Ellicott's Commentary