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Ecclesiastes 7:20

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
אָדָ֔ם'a.Dama personH120 →
אֵ֥ין'einthere notH369 →
צַדִּ֖יקtza.Dik[is] righteous [person]H6662 →
בָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzon the earthH776 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
יַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-he doesH6213 →
טּ֖וֹבTovgoodH2896 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יֶחֱטָֽא׃ye.che.Ta'he sinsH2398 →

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1 John 1:8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.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.Romans 7:15I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.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?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.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 143:2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.Galatians 5:17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.Romans 3:12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”Psalms 130:3If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?Job 15:14What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?Galatians 3:11Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”Genesis 6:9This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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