Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 22:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 22:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 22:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, God helped and rescued David because He was happy with him. David felt safe and free because God loved him so much.

2 Samuel 22:20: He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

States that there is not a just man upon earth, which contrasts with the notion of being delighted because of righteousness.

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

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

Indicates all have sinned, contradicting the idea of being delighted in because of righteousness.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with Job 9:20

Points out that self-vindication can lead to condemnation, conflicting with the notion of delighting in one's righteousness.

Job 9:20: If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: [if I say], I [am] perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

Describes all righteousness as filthy rags, contradicting the delight in righteousness mentioned.

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.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

Asserts that claiming to be without sin is self-deception, which contradicts being delighted in due to righteousness.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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