Ecclesiastes 7:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

The connection of this verse with Ecclesiastes 7:18-19 becomes clearer if it is borne in mind that the fear of God, wisdom, and justice, are merely different sides of one and the same character, the formation of which is the aim of all the precepts in this chapter. The words “just” Ecclesiastes 7:15, Ecclesiastes 7:20 and “righteous” Ecclesiastes 7:16 are exactly the same in Hebrew.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

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