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

כִּ֣י אָדָ֔ם אֵ֥ין צַדִּ֖יק בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂה־טֹּ֖וב וְלֹ֥א יֶחֱטָֽא׃

Ecclesiastes 7:20

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Sin Original sin Human nature

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Ecclesiastes The Bible

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Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 7:20).

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Another quote about Human nature

If all men were just, there still would be some, though not so much, need of government.

Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Lincoln, Abraham. "Fragment: On Government." 1 July 1854?

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Fragment on Government, 1854?" Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

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And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:28

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Population growth Children Man and animals Man and nature Purpose of life
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Genesis The Bible
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 1:28).

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A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 10:1

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Proverbs The Bible
Medium
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Genre
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Hebrew
Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Proverbs 10:1).