Ecclesiastes 7:21

Jerome

• Jerome, Against the Pelagians Book 1

  “Solomon says, “There is not a righteous man upon earth that doeth good and sinneth not”; and likewise in the book of Kings: “There is no man that sinneth not.”” — editor's note: Eccles. vii. 21.

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John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIII.5Conference XXIII

  “And Ecclesiastes also declares that this cannot be done without fault by any of the saints, and says: “For there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.”” — editor's note: Eccl. vii. 21.

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• John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIII.17Conference XXIII

  “…that he is pure from sin?” and again: “There is not a righteous man upon earth that doeth good and sinneth not;” and this also: “Who knoweth his faults?”” — editor's note: Ps. cxlii. (cxliii.) 2; Prov. xx. 9; Eccl. vii. 21; Ps. xviii. (xix.) 13.

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• John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIII.18Conference XXIII

  “…his mind all the actions and purposes of men declares without any exception: “that there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not,” i.e., no one ever could or ever will be found on this earth so holy, so diligent, so earnest as to be able continually to cling to that true and unique good,…” — editor's note: Eccl. vii. 21.

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• Isaiah 6:6

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• Isaiah 6:7

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• Isaiah 64:5

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIII.17.

• Matthew 6:23

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• Acts 20:34

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• Romans 9:3

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• Romans 9:4

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• Philippians 1:22

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• Philippians 1:23

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• Philippians 1:24

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• 1 Thessalonians 5:17

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• 2 Thessalonians 3:8

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• Job 29:17

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• Psalm 35:10

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• Psalm 73:28

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• Psalm 143:2

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIII.17.

• Proverbs 20:9

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