Contradictions and Paradoxes in Haggai 1:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Haggai 1:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Haggai 1:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Haggai, God wants people to think about what they are doing and make sure they are living in a good way. He is telling them to pay attention and do what is right.

Haggai 1:7: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. [Consider...: Heb. Set your heart on your ways]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Encourages trusting in the Lord without relying on one's own understanding, whereas Haggai 1:7 calls for personal consideration and reflection.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

Advises not to worry about tomorrow, contradicting the forward-thinking implication in Haggai 1:7 to "consider".

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

Asserts that God's thoughts and ways are higher than ours, opposing the idea of personal consideration of one's ways found in Haggai 1:7.

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

Contradiction with Luke 12:22

Advises not to be anxious about life, which contrasts with the introspective and evaluative nature of Haggai 1:7.

Luke 12:22: And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

Contradiction with James 4:13-14

Warns against planning without considering God's will, while Haggai 1:7 promotes introspection and planning.

James 4:13-14: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
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