Ecclesiastes 7:20 - There is not a righteous man on earth

There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins.

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

Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

Commentary

The fact that this verse begins with for shows that it is vitally connected with what precedes. But what is the connection? The connection is that we all need the benefits of the wisdom that the Preacher has been describing, because we are all imperfect. There is no one who is absolutely righteous in himself, who invariably does good and who never sins. Generally verse 20 is taken to teach the universality of sin.

MacDonald, William ; Farstad, Arthur: Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1995, S. Ec 7:20