Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 2:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 2:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 2:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, God showed him the secret not because he was smarter than others, but so he could help the king understand and know what was in his own heart. Daniel wanted everyone to know it was God who shared the secret to help others.

Daniel 2:30: But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for [any] wisdom that I have more than any living, but for [their] sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. [but for...: or, but for the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Daniel 2:30 suggests understanding through divine revelation, while Proverbs 3:5 encourages trusting God completely without relying on one's understanding.

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

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Daniel 2:30 implies insight can be given to a sincere heart, whereas Jeremiah 17:9 states the heart is deceitful above all things.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

Daniel 2:30 speaks to human interpretation of God's messages, while Isaiah 55:8-9 emphasizes the vastness of difference between God's thoughts and human thoughts.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:14

Daniel 2:30 involves human receipt of divine wisdom, yet 1 Corinthians 2:14 notes that natural man does not accept things of the Spirit as they are folly to him.

1 Corinthians 2:14: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.
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