Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 2:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 2:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 2:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Jeremiah, God is saying that when people do bad things to make others like them, they end up teaching others to do bad things too. It’s a warning to be good and follow the right path.

Jeremiah 2:33: Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:15

This verse values simplicity and trust in righteousness, while Jeremiah 2:33 speaks of skillfully seeking love in a manipulative manner.

Proverbs 14:15: The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.

Contradiction with James 4:4

This verse warns against friendship with the world, but Jeremiah 2:33 highlights adapting ways to seek love, implying compromise with worldly ways.

James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:24

This verse asserts that one cannot serve two masters, contrasting with Jeremiah 2:33 where there is an implication of divided loyalties in pursuit of affection.

Matthew 6:24: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Paradox #1

Jeremiah 2:33 can be seen as pointing out moral inconsistency because it suggests that people sometimes go to great lengths to do wrong or adapt their behavior to fit in with unfavorable practices. The contradiction comes from the idea that one might change or compromise their values for negative purposes instead of striving to do what is right.

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