Ecclesiastes 7:20

Where it is preached

1. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   3.1 Man's Inability to keep the Moral Law cites Eccl 7: 20

   …just man upon earth, that does good and sinneth not;’ nay, that ‘sins not in doing good.’ Eccl 7: 20. There is that in the best actions of a righteous man that is damnable, if God should…

2. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   Christian Perfection cites Eccles. 7:20

   …6:36; ) yea, “There is not a just man upon earth that doeth good, and sinneth not.’ (Eccles. 7:20.)” I answer, Without doubt, thus it was in the days of Solomon. Yea, thus it was from…

3. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

   The Ruler of the Waves cites Eccles. vii. 20

   …have true saving faith, and yet not have it always close at hand, and ready to be used. (Eccles. vii. 20; James iii. 2.) Abraham was the father of the faithful. By faith he forsook his country…

4. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

   Original Sin cites Eccl 7:20

   …seeds of original sin remain in the best. ‘There is not a just man lives and sins not.’ Eccl 7:20. And Paul complained of a ‘body of death.’ Rom 7:24. Though grace purifies nature, it…

5. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

   Forgiveness cites Eccles. vii. 20

   …when he said, “There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.” (Eccles. vii. 20.) “In many things,” says the apostle James, “we offend all.” (James iii. 2.) And what is…

6. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

   Confession cites Eccles. vii. 20

   …is not a child of Adam that ought not to confess sin. (Eph. ii. 3; Rom. iii. 23, 19; Eccles. vii. 20.) There is no exception to this rule. It does not apply only to murderers, and felons…