Ecclesiastes 7:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Indeed,כִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
thereאֵ֥ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
is not a righteousצַדִּ֖יק
(tzad·dik)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
manאָדָ֔ם
(a·dam,)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
on earthבָּאָ֑רֶץ
(ba·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
[continually] doesיַעֲשֶׂה־
(ya·'a·seh-)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
goodטֹּ֖וב
(to·vv)
2896b: a good thing, benefit, welfarefrom tob
and who neverוְלֹ֥א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
sins.יֶחֱטָֽא׃
(ye·che·ta.)
2398: to miss, go wrong, sina prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For there is not a just
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
upon earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
that doeth
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
and sinneth
chata'  (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There is certainly no righteous man on the earth who does good and never sins.

International Standard Version
For there is not a single righteous man on earth who practices good and does not sin.

NET Bible
For there is not one truly righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Certainly, there is no one so righteous on earth that he always does what is good and never sins.

King James 2000 Bible
For there is not a just man upon earth, that does good, and sins not.
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