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Verse 20. THERE IS _NOT A JUST MAN UPON EARTH, THAT DOETH GOOD,_ _AND
SINNETH NOT._] לא יחטא _lo yechta_, that _may not sin_. There is
not a man upon earth, however just he may be, and habituated to...
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The connection of this verse with Ecclesiastes 7:18 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 form...
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PART II. CHAPTER S 7-12
1. The Good Advice of the Natural Man, Discouragement and Failure
CHAPTER 7
_ 1. The better things (Ecclesiastes 7:1)_
2. The anomalies (Ecclesiastes 7:15)
3. The strength...
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PROVERBS AND REFLECTIONS. After asking, What is good for man in life?
(Ecclesiastes 6:12), Qoheleth gives us advice as to what a man may do
by way of mitigating his worries. First of all it is advisab...
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_For there is not a just man upon earth_ The sequence of thought is
again obscure. We fail at first to see how the fact of man's
sinfulness is the ground of the maxim that wisdom is a better defence
t...
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b. Wisdom leads one to see his own sin. Ecclesiastes 7:20
TEXT 7:20
20
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does
good and who never sins.
THOUGHT QUESTIONS 7:20
207.
Wha...
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PRACTICAL APHORISMS
1-6. Things useful to remember in life. The writer has just warned as
that we cannot rely on either the present or the future. We can,
however, guide ourselves in the conduct of l...
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 7
The Teacher does not continue to ask questions. Instead, he uses many
special sent...
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כִּ֣י אָדָ֔ם אֵ֥ין צַדִּ֖יק בָּ †
אָ֑רֶץ...
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THIRD SECTION
The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean
Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1, and Ecclesiastes 8:1
IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown that the C
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The preacher now proceeded to the inculcation of indifference toward
all the facts of life as the only attitude which is in the least
likely to be satisfactory. This he did, first, by a series of maxi...
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_City. It has the advantage over more strength, chap. ix. 16._...
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It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this
withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of
them all. (19) Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mi...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of
the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the
experience of a...
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FOR [THERE IS] NOT A JUST MAN UPON EARTH,.... Or "although", or
"notwithstanding" d, wisdom is so beneficial, and guards and
strengthens a good man, yet no man has such a share of it as to live
withou...
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For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth
not.
Ver. 20. _For there is not a just man upon earth._] No, this is
reserved for the state of perfection in heaven, where are ...
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_It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this_ Embrace and
practise this counsel last given. _Also from this withdraw not thy
hand_ From the practice of the preceding advice: _for he that feareth...
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For there is not a just man upon earth that doeth good, and sinneth
not, not one who can truly claim perfection, they are all under the
condemnation of sinfulness. Cf Proverbs 20:9; 1 Kings 8:46; Roma...
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A SPIRIT OF SORROW OVER SIN AND ITS ALLUREMENTS...
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"INDEED, THERE IS NOT. RIGHTEOUS MAN ON EARTH WHO CONTINUALLY DOES
GOOD AND WHO NEVER SINS."
Points To Note:
1 This is the O.T. equivalent of Romans 3:23. Carefully note that the
verse isn't teaching...
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11-22 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yea better. It shelters
from the storms and scorching heat of trouble. Wealth will not
lengthen out the natural life; but true wisdom will give spiritual
li...
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FOR; so this is a reason either,
1. Of the foregoing counsels, ECCLESIASTES 7:10, the 19th verse being
interposed only as a proof of the last clause of ECCLESIASTES 7:18.
Or,
2. To show the necessity...
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Ecclesiastes 7:20 just H6662 man H120 earth H776 does H6213 (H8799)
good H2896 sin H2398 (H8799)...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF WISDOM IN ALL THINGS (ECCLESIASTES 7:19).
Ecclesiastes 7:19
‘Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are
in a city.'
Ten is regularly used to mean ‘a number o...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICAL WISDOM (ECCLESIASTES 7:11).
Wisdom As A Defence (Ecclesiastes 7:11).
Having wisdom is a good foundation for life, for it provides a form of
defence in times of trouble, a...
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CHAPTER 7 IT IS GOOD TO BE AWARE OF DEATH, TO LISTEN TO REBUKE, TO
BEHAVE WISELY, EVEN THOUGH LIFE IS UNFAIR. BUT THE WORLD IS FULL OF
WICKEDNESS.
The emphasis of the book from now on includes the tho...
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Ecclesiastes 7:19-8
Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of
life was a low one. He intimates that he had tried for a better, but
failed to reach it: "I said, I will be wis...
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Ecclesiastes 7 and ECCLESIASTES 8:1
I. The endeavour to secure a competence may be not lawful only, but
most laudable, since God means us to make the best of the capacities
He has given us and the opp...
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CONTENTS: Prudence recommended as a means of avoiding much of the
vanity and vexation of the world.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: The best way to save ourselves from the vexation which the
v...
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Ecclesiastes 7:1. _A good name is better than precious ointment._
Shem, a name; shemen, ointment. The reference is to the embalming of
bodies with ointment. See Genesis 48. Wisdom and virtue outlive t...
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_For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth
not._
MAN’S INABILITY TO KEEP THE LAW PERFECTLY
Here is the undoubted character of all the human race, fixing
imperfection and s...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 7:16. BE NOT RIGHTEOUS OVER MUCH; NEITHER MAKE THYSELF
OVERWISE] This is not intended to inculcate carelessness in moral
conduct, nor as a beatitude upon ignorance. The m...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 7:1
Ecclesiastes 12:8.—Division II. DEDUCTIONS FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED
EXPERIENCES IN THE
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Tonight we want to return again to the book of Ecclesiastes beginning
with chapter 7. And as we return to the book of Ecclesiastes, again,
it is important that we make note of the fact that the book o...
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1 John 1:8; 1 Kings 8:46; 2 Chronicles 6:36; Isaiah 53:6; Isaiah 64:6
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Sinneth not — Who is universally and perfectly good....