Ecclesiastes 7:20

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:46

“If they sin against thee—for there is no man who does not sin—and thou art angry with them, and dost give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near;

2 Chronicles 6:36

“If they sin against thee—for there is no man who does not sin—and thou art angry with them, and dost give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to a land far or near;

Job 33:12

“Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you. God is greater than man.

Psalm 130:3

If thou, O Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?

Psalm 14:1

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none that does good.

Psalm 14:3

They have all gone astray, they are all alike corrupt; there is none that does good, no, not one.

Psalm 143:2

Enter not into judgment with thy servant; for no man living is righteous before thee.

Proverbs 20:9

Who can say, “I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin”?

Isaiah 53:6

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 64:6

We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

Leviticus 13:39

the priest shall make an examination, and if the spots on the skin of the body are of a dull white, it is tetter that has broken out in the skin; he is clean.

Romans 3:23

since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

James 3:2

For we all make many mistakes, and if any one makes no mistakes in what he says he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

1 Samuel 20:34

And Jonathan rose from the table in fierce anger and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, because his father had disgraced him.