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Selected Verse: Ecclesiates 7:20 - Strong Concordance

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Ec 7:20 Strong Concordance For there is not a just [06662] man [0120] upon earth [0776], that doeth [06213] good [02896], and sinneth [02398] not.
  King James For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Referring to Ecc 7:16. Be not "self-righteous," seek not to make thyself "just" before God by a superabundance of self-imposed performances; "for true 'wisdom,' or 'righteousness,' shows that there is not a just man," &c.
 
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16 Be not righteous [06662] over much [07235]; neither make thyself over [03148] wise [02449]: why shouldest thou destroy [08074] thyself?
16 Be not righteous [06662] over much [07235]; neither make thyself over [03148] wise [02449]: why shouldest thou destroy [08074] thyself?
20 For there is not a just [06662] man [0120] upon earth [0776], that doeth [06213] good [02896], and sinneth [02398] not.
15 All things have I seen [07200] in the days [03117] of my vanity [01892]: there is [03426] a just [06662] man that perisheth [06] in his righteousness [06664], and there is a wicked [07563] man that prolongeth [0748] his life in his wickedness [07451].
18 It is good [02896] that thou shouldest take hold [0270] of this; yea, also from this [02088] withdraw [03240] not thine hand [03027]: for he that feareth [03373] God [0430] shall come forth [03318] of them all.
19 Wisdom [02451] strengtheneth [05810] the wise [02450] more than ten [06235] mighty [07989] men which are in the city [05892].
19 Wisdom [02451] strengtheneth [05810] the wise [02450] more than ten [06235] mighty [07989] men which are in the city [05892].
20 For there is not a just [06662] man [0120] upon earth [0776], that doeth [06213] good [02896], and sinneth [02398] not.
22 For oftentimes [06471] [07227] also thine own heart [03820] knoweth [03045] that thou thyself likewise hast cursed [07043] others [0312].
20 For there is not a just [06662] man [0120] upon earth [0776], that doeth [06213] good [02896], and sinneth [02398] not.
22 For oftentimes [06471] [07227] also thine own heart [03820] knoweth [03045] that thou thyself likewise hast cursed [07043] others [0312].
21 Also take [05414] no heed [03820] unto all words [01697] that are spoken [01696]; lest thou hear [08085] thy servant [05650] curse [07043] thee:
16 Be not righteous [06662] over much [07235]; neither make thyself over [03148] wise [02449]: why shouldest thou destroy [08074] thyself?
20 For there is not a just [06662] man [0120] upon earth [0776], that doeth [06213] good [02896], and sinneth [02398] not.
7 Surely oppression [06233] maketh a wise man [02450] mad [01984]; and a gift [04979] destroyeth [06] the heart [03820].
19 Wisdom [02451] strengtheneth [05810] the wise [02450] more than ten [06235] mighty [07989] men which are in the city [05892].
16 There is no straw [08401] given [05414] unto thy servants [05650], and they say [0559] to us, Make [06213] brick [03843]: and, behold, thy servants [05650] are beaten [05221]; but the fault [02398] is in thine own people [05971].
46 If they sin [02398] against thee, (for there is no man [0120] that sinneth [02398] not,) and thou be angry [0599] with them, and deliver [05414] them to the enemy [0341], so that they carry them away [07617] captives [07617] unto [06440] the land [0776] of the enemy [0341], far [07350] or near [07138];
46 If they sin [02398] against thee, (for there is no man [0120] that sinneth [02398] not,) and thou be angry [0599] with them, and deliver [05414] them to the enemy [0341], so that they carry them away [07617] captives [07617] unto [06440] the land [0776] of the enemy [0341], far [07350] or near [07138];
36 If they sin [02398] against thee, (for there is no man [0120] which sinneth [02398] not,) and thou be angry [0599] with them, and deliver [05414] them over before [06440] their enemies [0341], and they carry them away [07617] captives [07617] unto a land [0776] far off [07350] or near [07138];
46 If they sin [02398] against thee, (for there is no man [0120] that sinneth [02398] not,) and thou be angry [0599] with them, and deliver [05414] them to the enemy [0341], so that they carry them away [07617] captives [07617] unto [06440] the land [0776] of the enemy [0341], far [07350] or near [07138];
31 If any man [0376] trespass [02398] against his neighbour [07453], and an oath [0423] be laid [05375] upon him to cause him to swear [0422], and the oath [0423] come [0935] before [06440] thine altar [04196] in this house [01004]:
25 If one man [0376] sin [02398] against another [0376], the judge [0430] shall judge [06419] him: but if a man [0376] sin [02398] against the LORD [03068], who shall intreat [06419] for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened [08085] not unto the voice [06963] of their father [01], because the LORD [03068] would [02654] slay [04191] them.