Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 17:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 17:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 17:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, a person who trusts in God and puts their hope in Him is happy and blessed. This means that when we believe in God's goodness and rely on Him, we will feel safe and joyful.

Jeremiah 17:7: Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:26

Trusting in one's own heart is deemed foolish, whereas Jeremiah 17:7 extols trust in the Lord, implying reliance on divine rather than personal wisdom.

Proverbs 28:26: He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

This verse suggests time and chance happen to everyone, contrasting with Jeremiah 17:7, which implies that trust in the Lord leads to blessings.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Psalm 146:3

Advises against putting trust in princes and mortal men where there is no help, emphasizing human fallibility, while Jeremiah 17:7 focuses on trust in the Lord as a source of hope.

Psalm 146:3: Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help. [help: or, salvation]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 48:7

Speaks about trusting in works and treasures leading to captivity, contrasting with the trust in the Lord leading to blessing as highlighted in Jeremiah 17:7.

Jeremiah 48:7: For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity [with] his priests and his princes together.
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