Ecclesiastes 7:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Ecclesiastes 7:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 7:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 7:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and doesn’t sin.”

Ecclesiastes 7:20 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Ecclesiastes 7:20 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Ecclesiastes 7:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Ecclesiastes 7:20 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“It is good that thou lay hold on this: but yet withdrawe not thine hand from that: for he that feareth God, shall come forth of them all.”

Ecclesiastes 7:20 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:20 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7

18 Il est bon que tu retiennes ceci, et que tu ne négliges point cela; car celui qui craint Dieu échappe à toutes ces choses.

19 La sagesse rend le sage plus fort que dix chefs qui sont dans une ville.

20 Non, il n’y a sur la terre point d’homme juste qui fasse le bien et qui ne pèche jamais.

21 Ne fais donc pas attention à toutes les paroles qu’on dit, de peur que tu n’entendes ton serviteur te maudire;

22 car ton cœur a senti bien des fois que tu as toi-même maudit les autres.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:20 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:20 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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