Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 31:37

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 31:37 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 31:37. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, this verse is about someone who feels like they have been wrongly accused and wants to show that they didn’t do anything wrong. They ask for everyone to come and see that they don’t have anything that doesn’t belong to them.

Genesis 31:37: Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set [it] here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both. [searched: Heb. felt]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:15

Contradicts by explicitly stating a commandment, "Thou shalt not steal," whereas, in Genesis 31, the narrative includes an accusation of theft.

Exodus 20:15: Thou shalt not steal.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:1

Contradicts by instructing, "Judge not, that ye be not judged," while Genesis 31:37 involves judgment made by searching for stolen gods.

Matthew 7:1: Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:5

Contradicts by stating, "A false witness shall not be unpunished," implying consequences for wrongful accusations, whereas Genesis 31:37 involves a search for stolen items with no proof found.

Proverbs 19:5: A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape. [unpunished: Heb. held innocent]

Contradiction with James 4:11

Contradicts by advising against speaking evil or making accusations against a brother, while Genesis 31:37 involves an accusation of theft within a family.

James 4:11: Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
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