Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 11:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 11:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 11:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse means that telling lies and making fun of others isn't right. People should feel bad when they do these things, and others shouldn't just stay quiet about it.

Job 11:3: Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? [lies: or, devices]

Contradiction with Proverbs 18:21

This verse states that the tongue has the power of life and death, suggesting that words can have significant impact, contradicting the implication of Job 11:3 that words might not always have consequences.

Proverbs 18:21: Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Contradiction with James 3:5

This verse describes how the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it boasts great things like a small fire kindling a great forest, emphasizing the power of speech and thereby contradicting the notion in Job 11:3 that words could be ineffective.

James 3:5: Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! [a matter: or, wood]

Contradiction with Matthew 12:36

Here, it is mentioned that people will give account for every idle word they speak on the day of judgment, suggesting that words have important consequences in contrast to the idea in Job 11:3.

Matthew 12:36: But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:4

This verse contrasts a wholesome tongue as a tree of life with a perverse tongue that breaks the spirit, underscoring the profound impact of speech, challenging the sentiment in Job 11:3.

Proverbs 15:4: A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit. [A wholesome...: Heb. The healing of the tongue]

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:18

The verse illustrates that words can pierce and be hurtful or healing, contradicting Job 11:3 by showing how words indeed have effects.

Proverbs 12:18: There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
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