The Nugget:
Ecclesiastes 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
My Comment:
This first verse on the “Verses about Salvation” list is an Old Testament verse that teaches that all have sinned. When I first assembled this list as a teenager myself, I selected this verse to learn because I wanted to be able to share the plan of salvation using exclusively Old Testament verses to share with Jewish friends without using the New Testament. Of course, the Old Testament verses would work just fine with anyone else as well. Except for the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, there are absolutely NO exceptions to the truth declared by this verse.
For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:
(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 696 for Ecclesiastes 7:20.
(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 733 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Ecclesiastes 7:20.
(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:
Ecclesiastes 7:20. there. Ge 6:9. 8:21. 9:21. 20:2. 1 S 20:34. 1 K *8:46. 2 K 20:13. 2 Ch 6:36. Jb 15:14-16. Ps 130:3. *143:2. Pr +*20:9. Is **53:6. Ac 15:39. Ro **3:23. *7:18, 19. Ga 2:13. 3:11. Ja 3:2, 8. 1 J **1:8-10. doeth good. Ps 119:96. Is *64:6. Ro 3:12. 7:15. Ga 5:17. Ph 3:9. and sinneth not. Le 13:6. 13:39. Jb 4:17. Is 39:2. Da 9:20. Jn 13:10. Ro 7:23. Ga 2:11.
ecc 7.20 for there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
i am thankful for the lords shed blood on the cross for me when i read about how
we need the saviour. ” he was wounded for our transgressions, he bore our sins in
his body on the tree; for our guilt he gave use peace, from our bondage gave release
and with his stripes, and with his stripes, and with his stripes our souls are healed.
many good cross refs on ecc 7.20
1 job 15.14 what is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman,
that he should be rigtheousness
2. psm 130.3 if thou, lord, shouldest mark iniquities, o lord, who shall stand? vs4
but there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
3 psm 143.2 and enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight shall no
man living be justified.
4. pro 20.9 who can say, i have made my heart clean, i am pure from my sin?
5. isa 53.6 all we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his
own way; and the lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
6. rom 3.23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of god.
7. rom 3.10-11 as it is written, there is none righteous,no,not one. vs 11 there
is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after god.
8. i jn 1.8-10 if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and
the truth is not in us.
9. i jn 1.9 if we confess our sins, he faithful and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10. i jn 1.10 if we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and
his word is not in us.
11. rom 7.18 for i know in my flesh dwelleth no good thing.
12. james 3.2 in many things we offend all.
rev 5.12 worthy is lamb that was slain to receieve power, and riches
and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
psm 113.3 from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same
the lords name is to be praised.
psm 92.1-2 it is a good thing to give thanks unto the lord, and to sing
praises unto thy name, o most high. vs 2 to shew forth thy lovingkindness
in the morning , and thy faithfulness every night.