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Ecclesiastes 7:20 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth "
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Verse in Context
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18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth
19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth
21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse
22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
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Ecclesiastes 7:1
"A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth."
Ecclesiastes 7:2
"It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart."
Ecclesiastes 7:3
"Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better."
Ecclesiastes 7:4
"The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth."
Ecclesiastes 7:5
"It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools."
Ecclesiastes 7:6
"For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity."
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