Ecclesiastes 7:20

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For there is not one iust vpon earth that doth good, and sinneth not.

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  • 1 Kgs 8:46 : 46 If they sinne against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not) & thou be angry with them, and delyuer them into the hand of their enemies, so that they cary them away prisoners, vnto the lande of their enemies whether farre or neare:
  • 2 Chr 6:36 : 36 If they sinne against thee (as there is no man but he doth sinne) and thou be angry with them, and deliuer them ouer before their enemies, and they take them and carie them away captiues vnto a lande farre or neare:
  • Rom 3:23 : 23 For all haue synned, and are destitute of the glorie of God,
  • Jas 3:2 : 2 For in many thynges we sinne all. If a man sinne not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle all the body.
  • 1 John 1:8-9 : 8 If we say that we haue no sinne, we deceaue our selues, and the trueth is not in vs. 9 If we knowledge our sinnes, he is faythfull & iust to forgeue vs our sinnes, and to clense vs from all vnryghteousnesse. 10 If we say we haue not sinned, we make hym a lyer, and his worde is not in vs.
  • Prov 20:9 : 9 Who can say, I haue made my heart cleane, I am pure from my sinne?
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 As for vs we are all gone astray lyke sheepe, euery one hath turned his owne way: but the Lord hath throwen vpon hym all our sinnes.
  • Ps 143:2 : 2 And enter not into iudgement with thy seruaunt: for in thy syght no man lyuyng can be iustified.
  • Isa 64:6 : 6 We are all as an vncleane thing, and all our righteousnesse are as tilthy ragges: we fal euerychone as the leafe, for our sinnes cary vs away lyke the winde.
  • Job 15:14-16 : 14 What is man, that he should be cleane? and he which is borne of a woman, whereby he might be righteous? 15 Beholde he doth not trust his sainctes, yea, the very heauens are not cleane in his sight: 16 How much more then an abhominable and vyle man, which drincketh wickednesse like water.
  • Ps 130:3 : 3 If thou O God wylt marke what is done amisse: O Lorde who can abide it?

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