Ecclesiastes 7:20

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• Romans 3:23
  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
• Isaiah 53:6
  All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
• 1 John 1:8-10
  ⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.⁸ If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
• James 3:2
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• Proverbs 20:9
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• 1 Kings 8:46
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• Job 15:14-16
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• Isaiah 64:6
  But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
• 2 Chronicles 6:36
  If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near,
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  And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

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Topics

• Righteousness
• Self-righteousness
• Sin