Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 18:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 18:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 18:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse shows Abraham talking to God and asking Him not to destroy a city if there are 20 good people living there, and God agrees not to destroy it for those 20 people's sake. It teaches us that God listens to and cares about saving people who do good.

Genesis 18:31: And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for twenty's sake.

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:2

This verse states that every way of a man is right in his own eyes, contradicting the humility and negotiation from Abraham seen in Genesis 18:31.

Proverbs 21:2: Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses emphasize that God's ways and thoughts are higher than man's, contrasting Abraham's bargaining approach in Genesis 18:31.

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