Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 7:20
20Surely there is no righteous man on earth
who does good and never sins.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surely | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there is no | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| righteous | צַדִּ֖יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| man | אָדָ֔ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| on earth | בָּאָ֑רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| does | יַעֲשֶׂה־ | ya·‘ă·śeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| good | טּ֖וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and never | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| sins | יֶחֱטָֽא׃ | ye·ḥĕ·ṭā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 3:23 · Isaiah 53:6 · 1 John 1:8–10 · James 3:2 · Proverbs 20:9 · 1 Kings 8:46 · Job 15:14–16 · Isaiah 64:6 · Psalm 143:2 · 2 Chronicles 6:36 · Psalm 130:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.