Ecclesiastes 7:20 KJV — MannaFest

Ecclesiastes 7:20

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

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

DBT

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

About this book

Old Testament

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Ecclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''

Author: Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
Date: Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).

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33 verses on the floor

Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
1 John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Isaiah 53:6
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Romans 7:15
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
James 3:2
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

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In short, the best way to save ourselves from the vexation which the vanity of the world creates us is to keep our temper and to maintain a strict government of our passions. He laments his own iniquity, as that which was more vexatious than any of these vanities, that mystery of iniquity, the having of many wives, by which he was drawn away from God and his duty,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

9 ), and here in his preaching. Note, [1.] It is the character of just men that they do good; for the tree is known by its fruits. [2.] The best men, and those that do most good, yet cannot say that they are perfectly free from sin; even those that are sanctified are not sinless. None that live on this side of heaven live without sin.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Be not "self-righteous," seek not to make thyself "just" before God by a superabundance of self-imposed performances; "for true 'wisdom,' or 'righteousness,' shows that there is not a just man," &c.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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ECC 7:20ROM 3:23 1JN 1:8-10
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ECC 7:20ROM 3:23 ROM 3:9
ECC 7:20ROM 3:23 GAL 3:22
ECC 7:20ISA 53:6 1PE 2:25
ECC 7:20ROM 3:23 ROM 11:32
ECC 7:20JAS 3:2 JAS 1:26
ECC 7:20ISA 53:6 1PE 3:18
ECC 7:20JAS 3:2 PRO 13:3

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