Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 11:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 11:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 11:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse means that if you have hope and trust in God, you will feel safe and be able to rest peacefully. It's like knowing everything will be okay, and you can sleep without worrying.

Job 11:18: And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig [about thee, and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

This verse states that time and chance happen to all, implying that hope and security are not guaranteed, which contrasts with Job 11:18 where hope and safety are assured.

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 Proverbs 14:12

This verse suggests that what seems right to a person may lead to death, contradicting Job 11:18's assurance of hope and safety.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse warns against trusting in man, suggesting insecurity, contrary to the confidence and hope expressed in Job 11:18.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with James 4:13-14

These verses discuss the uncertainty of life, countering the secure assurance described in Job 11:18.

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:

Contradiction with Proverbs 27:1

This warns against boasting about tomorrow, implying unpredictability and contrast with the certainty in Job 11:18.

Proverbs 27:1: Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. [to...: Heb. to morrow day]
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