Ecclesiastes 7:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.

New Living Translation
Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.

English Standard Version
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

Berean Study Bible
Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

New American Standard Bible
Indeed, there is not a righteous person on earth who always does good and does not ever sin.

NASB 1995
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.

NASB 1977
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.

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

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

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

Contemporary English Version
No one in this world always does right.

Good News Translation
There is no one on earth who does what is right all the time and never makes a mistake.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Certainly, there is no one so righteous on earth that he always does what is 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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

New King James Version
For there is not a just man on earth who does good And does not sin.

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

New Heart English Bible
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.

World English Bible
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.

American King James Version
For there is not a just man on earth, that does good, and sins not.

American Standard Version
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

A Faithful Version
For there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and does not sin.

Darby Bible Translation
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.

English Revised Version
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Webster's Bible Translation
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
(7:22) Surely there is no man iust in the earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For there is not one iust vpon earth that doth good, and sinneth not.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
for there is not one iust vpo earth, yt doth good, & sinneth not.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Because there is not a righteous man on earth that does good and does not sin.

Young's Literal Translation
Because there is not a righteous man on earth that doth good and sinneth not.

Smith's Literal Translation
For not a just man in the earth, who shall do good and not sin.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For there is no just man upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth not.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But there is no just man on earth, who does good and does not sin.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
For there is not a righteous man in Earth who will do what is good and will not sin

Lamsa Bible
For there is no just man upon the earth, that does good, and sins not.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For there is not a righteous man in the earth, who will do good, and not sin
















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