Contradictions and Paradoxes in James 5:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of James 5:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts James 5:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to James, Christians should be patient like a farmer who waits for rain so that his plants can grow. Just as the farmer waits patiently for the food to come, people should wait patiently for Jesus to come back.

James 5:7: Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. [Be...: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience]

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:22

James 5:7 encourages patience and waiting for the Lord's coming, while Proverbs 20:22 advises against immediate revenge, but speaks to the Lord's deliverance.

Proverbs 20:22: Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:44

James 5:7 emphasizes patience and waiting, whereas Matthew 24:44 urges preparedness for an unexpected return.

Matthew 24:44: Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:10

James 5:7 speaks to patience, contrasting with 2 Peter 3:10 that describes the Day of the Lord coming suddenly like a thief.

2 Peter 3:10: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

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