the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Ecclesiastes 7:20
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Surely there is not [a] righteous man on earth, that does good, and does not sin.
Surely there is not a good person on earth who always does good and never sins.
For there is not one truly righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.
For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who always does good and who never sins.
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
Forsothe no iust man is in erthe, that doith good, and synneth not.
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
No one in this world always does right.
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.
For there isn't a righteous person on earth who does [only] good and never sins.
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.
For there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
For there is not a iust man vpon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
For sure there is not a right and good man on earth who always does good and never sins.
Surely there is no one on earth so righteous as to do good without ever sinning.
Surely there is no man iust in the earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.
For there is no just man upon the earth, that does good, and sins not.
There is no one on earth who does what is right all the time and never makes a mistake.
For, as for men, there is none righteous in the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
(7-21) For there is no just man upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth not.
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
For there is not one iust vpon earth that doth good, and sinneth not.
Wisdom will help the wise man more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
There is certainly no one righteous on the earthwho does good and never sins.
Surely there is not a righteous man on eretz, who does good and doesn't sin.
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Surely there is no one righteous on the earth who continually does good and never sins.
For there is not a just man on the earth who does good, and does not sin.
Because there is not a righteous man on earth that doth good and sinneth not.
for there is not one iust vpo earth, yt doth good, & sinneth not.
There's not one totally good person on earth, Not one who is truly pure and sinless.
Indeed, there is not a righteous person on earth who always does good and does not ever sin.
For there is not a just man on earth who does good And does not sin.
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
there: 1 Kings 8:46, 2 Chronicles 6:36, Job 15:14-16, Psalms 130:3, Psalms 143:2, Proverbs 20:9, Isaiah 53:6, Romans 3:23, James 3:2, 1 John 1:8-10
doeth: Isaiah 64:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 6:9 - just Genesis 8:21 - the imagination Genesis 9:21 - and was Genesis 20:2 - said Leviticus 13:6 - wash Leviticus 13:39 - if the bright 1 Samuel 20:34 - in fierce 2 Kings 20:13 - there was nothing Job 4:17 - Shall mortal Psalms 119:96 - I have seen Isaiah 39:2 - there was Daniel 9:20 - confessing John 13:10 - needeth Acts 15:39 - the contention Romans 3:12 - there is none Romans 7:15 - what Romans 7:23 - another Galatians 2:13 - the other Galatians 3:11 - that Galatians 5:17 - the flesh Philippians 3:9 - not
Cross-References
You clothed the earth with floods of water, water that covered even the mountains.
Our worship of idols on the hills and our religious orgies on the mountains are a delusion. Only in the Lord our God will Israel ever find salvation.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For [there is] not a just man upon earth,.... Or "although", or "notwithstanding" d, wisdom is so beneficial, and guards and strengthens a good man, yet no man has such a share of it as to live without sin; there was not then one on earth, there never had been, one, nor never would be, nor has been, excepting the man Christ Jesus; who indeed, as man, was perfectly just, while here on earth, and went about doing good, and never sinned in all his life; but this cannot be said of any other, no, not of one that is truly and really just; not externally and in his own opinion only, but who is made so by the obedience of Christ, or by his righteousness imputed to him, while he is here on earth; otherwise in heaven, where the spirits of just men are made perfect, there it may be said of them what follows, but nowhere else;
that doeth good, and sinneth not; it is the character of a just man to do good, to do that which is according to the will of God, from a principle of love to him, through faith in him, in the name and strength of Christ, and with a view to the glory of God; to do good in such a sense wicked men cannot; only such who are made good by the grace of God, are regenerated and made new creatures in Christ, are quickened by his Spirit, and are true believers in him; who appear to be what they are, by the fruits of good works they bring forth; and this not in a mercenary way, or in order to obtain life and righteousness, but as constrained by the grace of God, by which they are freely justified; and yet these are not free from sin, as appears by their confessions and complaints, by their backslidings, slips, and falls, and their petitions for fresh discoveries of pardoning grace; and even are not without sin, and the commission of it, in religious duties, or while they are doing good; hence their righteousness is said to be as filthy rags, and mention is made of the iniquity of holy things, Isaiah 64:6. The Targum is,
"that does good all his days, and sins not before the Lord.''
Aben Ezra justly gives the sense thus,
"who does good always, and never sins;''
and observes that there are none but sin in thought, word, or deed. The poet e says,
"to sin is common to all men;''
no man, though ever so good, is perfect on earth, or free from sin; see 1 Kings 8:46. Alshech's paraphrase is,
"there is not a righteous man on earth, that does good, and sins not; בטוב ההוא, "in that good";''
which is the true sense of the words.
d כי "quamvis", Junius Tremelllus, Amama, so Broughton "attamen", Grotius. e Sophoclis Antigone, v. 1140.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The connection of this verse with Ecclesiastes 7:18-19 becomes clearer if it is borne in mind that the fear of God, wisdom, and justice, are merely different sides of one and the same character, the formation of which is the aim of all the precepts in this chapter. The words “just” Ecclesiastes 7:15, Ecclesiastes 7:20 and “righteous” Ecclesiastes 7:16 are exactly the same in Hebrew.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 20. There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. — לא יחטא lo yechta, that may not sin. There is not a man upon earth, however just he may be, and habituated to do good, but is peccable-liable to commit sin; and therefore should continually watch and pray, and depend upon the Lord. But the text does not say, the just man does commit sin, but simply that he may sin; and so our translators have rendered it in 1 Samuel 2:25, twice in 1 Kings 8:31; 1 Kings 8:46, and 2 Chronicles 6:36; and the reader is requested to consult the note on 1 Kings 8:46, where the proper construction of this word may be found, and the doctrine in question is fully considered.
