Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 14:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 14:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 14:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, this verse is about a woman telling the king that he is very wise, like an angel from God, and can tell right from wrong. She also believes that because he is so wise, God will be with him.

2 Samuel 14:17: Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so [is] my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee. [comfortable: Heb. for rest] [to discern: Heb. to hear]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse states the heart is deceitful above all things, contradicting the trust in the king's judgment in 2 Samuel 14:17.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Advises trust in the Lord rather than human judgment, which contrasts with the unconditional trust in the king reflected in 2 Samuel 14:17.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Psalm 146:3

Warns against putting trust in princes or human leaders, opposing the sentiment of trust in the king's decision in 2 Samuel 14:17.

Psalm 146:3: Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help. [help: or, salvation]

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:22

Advises not to depend on humans, as they are unreliable, which contradicts the reliance on the king’s wisdom mentioned in 2 Samuel 14:17.

Isaiah 2:22: Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

States that no one on earth is righteous without sin, clashing with the depiction of the king's perfect judgment in 2 Samuel 14:17.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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