Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 23:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 23:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 23:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God says that some people are doing wrong things, like walking on a slippery path in the dark. They will get into trouble because of their bad choices, and God will teach them a lesson.

Jeremiah 23:12: Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery [ways] in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, [even] the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:18

Proverbs 28:18 promises that individuals who walk uprightly will be saved, which contrasts with Jeremiah 23:12, where individuals' paths are described as slippery in darkness, leading them to fall.

Proverbs 28:18: Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:23-24

Psalm 37:23-24 states that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord and he will not fall, in contradiction to Jeremiah 23:12, where it declares a fall due to slipping in darkness.

Psalm 37:23-24: The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. [ordered: or, established]

Contradiction with John 8:12

John 8:12, where Jesus says "he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness," contradicts Jeremiah 23:12 which depicts walking in darkness leading to a fall.

John 8:12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
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