Ecclesiastes 7:20

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Surely there is no one righteous on earth who always does good and never sins.

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  • 1 Kgs 8:46 : 46 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and give them over to their enemies, who take them captive to a land far away or near,
  • 2 Chr 6:36 : 36 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You are angry with them and deliver them over to their enemies, and they are taken captive to a land far away or near,
  • Rom 3:23 : 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
  • Jas 3:2 : 2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to also control his whole body.
  • 1 John 1:8-9 : 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
  • Prov 20:9 : 9 Who can say, 'I have cleansed my heart; I am pure from my sin'?
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray; each of us has turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
  • Ps 143:2 : 2 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before you.
  • Isa 64:6 : 6 No one calls on your name or rouses themselves to take hold of you, for you have hidden your face from us and have melted us away in the grip of our sins.
  • Job 15:14-16 : 14 What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of a woman, that he could be righteous? 15 Behold, God puts no trust in His holy ones, and even the heavens are not pure in His sight. 16 How much less is a man, who is detestable and corrupt, one who drinks iniquity like water!
  • Ps 130:3 : 3 If You, LORD, keep a record of iniquities, Lord, who could stand?

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    9 What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already charged that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.

    10 As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one."

    11 "There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God."

    12 All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.

  • Mic 7:2
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    2 The godly have perished from the land, and there is no upright person among humanity. All of them lie in wait for blood; they hunt each other with nets.

  • Ps 14:3
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    3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.

  • Eccl 7:15
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    15 In my fleeting life, I have seen it all: The righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.

  • Ps 53:1-3
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    1 For the director, according to Mahalath. A contemplative psalm of David.

    2 The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt and have committed terrible injustice; there is no one who does good.

    3 God looks down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there is anyone who understands, anyone who seeks after God.

  • Rom 7:17-21
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    17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.

    18 For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.

    19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.

    20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

    21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

  • 1 John 5:17
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    17 All wrongdoing is sin, and yet there is sin that does not lead to death.

  • Prov 20:9
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    9 Who can say, 'I have cleansed my heart; I am pure from my sin'?

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    1 To the director. Of David. The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt and commit abominable deeds; there is no one who does good.

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    14 There is a futility that takes place on the earth: righteous people receive what the wicked deserve, and wicked people receive what the righteous deserve. I said, 'This too is vanity.'

  • Prov 24:16
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    16 For though the righteous may fall seven times, they will rise again, but the wicked will stumble in calamity.

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    4 Who can bring what is pure out of the unclean? No one.

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    1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great upon humanity.

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    6 Many claim to have steadfast love, but a faithful person who can find?

  • Jas 4:17
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    17 So, if anyone knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.

  • Prov 17:26
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    26 It is not good to punish the righteous or to strike nobles for their integrity.

  • Ps 143:2
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    2 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before you.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Job 8:20
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    20 Behold, God will not reject the blameless, nor will He support the hand of evildoers.

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    27 They sing before others and say, 'I have sinned and perverted what was right, but it was not repaid to me.'

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    7 But God will tear you down forever; He will snatch and uproot you from your tent and dislodge you from the land of the living. Selah.

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    6 An evil man is ensnared by his transgression, but the righteous rejoice and are glad.

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    5 Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

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    12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to rejoice and to do good while they live.

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    36 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You are angry with them and deliver them over to their enemies, and they are taken captive to a land far away or near,

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    7 You know that I am not wicked, and that no one can deliver me from Your hand.

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    16 And I saw under the sun, in the place of judgment, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well.

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    1 To the choirmaster, a servant of the Lord, a psalm of David.

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    21 Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

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    10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

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    2 Everything happens alike to everyone: the same fate comes to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the pure and the impure, to those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. As with the good person, so with the sinner; as with those who swear oaths, so with those who avoid them.

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    15 What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.

  • 1 John 1:8
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    8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

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    31 If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Ezek 18:5
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    5 If a man is righteous and does what is just and right,

  • Rom 3:20
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    20 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

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    3 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

  • Job 7:20
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    20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you, you who see everything we do? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you?

  • Prov 29:27
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    27 The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

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    2 Blessed is the person whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

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    7 Little children, let no one lead you astray. The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.