Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 22:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 22:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 22:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, if you see your friend's cow or sheep wandering off, you shouldn't ignore it. You should help bring the animal back to your friend.

Deuteronomy 22:1: Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:17

Instead of returning a lost ox as Deuteronomy 22:1 advises, this verse cautions against gloating over your enemy's loss.

Proverbs 24:17: Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Contrary to retrieving a neighbor’s lost ox, this verse directs love and prayer for enemies, highlighting forgiveness over return.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Luke 6:29

This verse suggests offering another cheek in response to wrongdoing, which may contradict retrieving what belongs to others as Deuteronomy 22:1 suggests.

Luke 6:29: And unto him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not [to take thy] coat also.
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