Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 4:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 4:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 4:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Daniel, he tells the king to do good things and be kind to the poor, so that he can be happy and peaceful for a longer time. Daniel wants the king to stop doing bad things and to be fair and loving to others.

Daniel 4:27: Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. [a lengthening...: or, an healing of thine error]

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:13

Daniel 4:27 advises repentance and doing righteousness to avoid problems, while Proverbs 28:13 suggests that confessing and forsaking sins will obtain mercy rather than just focusing on acts of righteousness.

Proverbs 28:13: He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

Daniel 4:27 implies that righteous acts can lead to mercy or the prolongation of tranquility, whereas Isaiah 64:6 states that all our righteous acts are like filthy rags, suggesting they are ineffective.

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 Ephesians 2:8-9

Daniel 4:27 suggests performing righteous deeds as a way to avert consequences, contradicting Ephesians 2:8-9 which emphasizes that salvation is a gift of grace, not based on works.

Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

Contradiction with Titus 3:5

Daniel 4:27 seems to imply righteousness can be achieved through works for a positive outcome, but Titus 3:5 asserts that salvation is not by works of righteousness.

Titus 3:5: Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

Daniel 4:27 encourages the pursuit of righteousness, yet Romans 3:10 declares that there is no one righteous on their own, contradicting the notion of achieving righteousness independently.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
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