Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
For there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.
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.
Amplified
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who always does good and who never sins.
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 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 makes the wise stronger than ten mighty ones who are in the city. 20 For there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin. 21 Also do not listen to all words that are spoken; lest you hear your servant curse you.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:46
If they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin), and if You are angry with them, and have delivered them up before the enemy, and they have been led away captive to the land of the enemy, far or near,
2 Chronicles 6:36
If they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin), and if You are angry with them and deliver them up before their enemies, and they carry them away captives to a land far off or near,
Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin?
Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
Psalm 143:2
And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no one living is just.
Job 15:14-16
What is man, that he should be clean? And what is he born of a woman that he should be righteous?
Psalm 130:3
If You will keep in mind iniquities, O Jehovah, who shall stand, O Lord?
Isaiah 53:6
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, each one to his own way; and Jehovah has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 64:6
But we are all as the unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as a menstruation cloth. And we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
James 3:2
For in many things we all offend. If anyone does not offend in word, the same is a full-grown man, able also to bridle the whole body.
1 John 1:8-10
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.