Parallel Verses
Amplified
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who always does good and who never sins.
New American Standard Bible
Indeed,
King James Version
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Holman Bible
who does good and never sins.
International Standard Version
For there is not a single righteous man on earth who practices good and does not sin.
A Conservative Version
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth that does good, and sins not.
American Standard Version
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth 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.
Darby Translation
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.
Julia Smith Translation
For not a just man in the earth, who shall do good and not sin.
King James 2000
For there is not a just man upon earth, that does good, and sins not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Surely there is no one righteous on the earth who [continually] does good and never sins.
Modern King James verseion
For there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For there is not one just upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth not.
NET Bible
For there is not one truly righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.
New Heart English Bible
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.
The Emphasized Bible
For, as for men, there is none righteous in the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Because there is not a righteous man on earth that doth good and sinneth not.
Themes
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Unrighteous
The law of God » Man cannot render perfect obedience to
Topics
Interlinear
'erets
References
Easton
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom Is Valuable, But No One Is Completely Righteous
19
Wisdom strengthens the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:46
“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and hand them over to the enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the enemy’s land, [whether] far away or near;
2 Chronicles 6:36
“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and hand them over to an enemy, so that they take them away captive to a land far away or near,
Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart,
I am pure from my sin?”
Romans 3:23
since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God,
Psalm 143:2
And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.
Job 15:14-16
“What is man, that he should be pure and clean,
Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous and just?
Psalm 130:3
If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly,
O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?
Isaiah 53:6
All of us like sheep have gone astray,
We have turned, each one, to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]
To fall on Him [instead of us].
Isaiah 64:6
For we all have become like one who is [ceremonially] unclean [like a leper],
And all our deeds of righteousness are like filthy rags;
We all wither and decay like a leaf,
And our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing], like the wind, takes us away [carrying us far from God’s favor, toward destruction].
James 3:2
For we all stumble and sin in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says [never saying the wrong thing], he is a perfect man [fully developed in character, without serious flaws], able to bridle his whole body and rein in his entire nature [taming his human faults and weaknesses].
1 John 1:8-10
If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude ourselves and the truth is not in us. [His word does not live in our hearts.]