Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 30:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 30:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 30:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the person who wrote Genesis, Laban is telling Jacob that he wants him to stay because he believes God has blessed him because of Jacob. Laban feels lucky because good things have happened while Jacob has been with him.

Genesis 30:27: And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, [tarry: for] I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:22

Genesis 30:27 implies that Laban recognizes blessing through Jacob's presence, while Proverbs 10:22 suggests that true blessings come solely from the LORD, without reliance on human intermediaries.

Proverbs 10:22: The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Contradiction with John 15:5

In Genesis 30:27, Laban attributes his prosperity to Jacob, whereas John 15:5 teaches that apart from Jesus, one can do nothing, emphasizing that prosperity comes through Christ alone.

John 15:5: I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. [without me: or, severed from me]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5-6

Genesis 30:27 highlights the reliance on a person for blessings, yet Jeremiah 17:5-6 warns against trusting in man, suggesting that such reliance leads to curse and lack of prosperity.

Jeremiah 17:5-6: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
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