Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 12:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 12:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 12:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, wise people who help others do good things will shine brightly like the sky and stars forever. They are like teachers who guide others to be kind and do what is right.

Daniel 12:3: And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. [wise: or, teachers]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

Contradicts the idea of wisdom leading to everlasting life, stating that the dead know nothing and have no further reward.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:5

Emphasizes meekness inheriting the earth rather than wisdom leading to shining brightness.

Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Contradiction with Luke 6:25

Suggests a contrast between those who are full now and will hunger, opposite to the permanence in glory suggested in Daniel 12:3.

Luke 6:25: Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27

Indicates that God chooses the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, challenging the notion of wisdom equating to prominence as suggested in Daniel 12:3.

1 Corinthians 1:27: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
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