Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 13:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 13:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 13:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, Job is asking his friends to be quiet so he can speak freely. He is ready to face whatever happens after he shares his thoughts.

Job 13:13: Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what [will]. [Hold...: Heb. Be silent from me]

Contradiction with Proverbs 17:28

Supports silence in wisdom, while Job defends speaking boldly in the face of adversity.

Proverbs 17:28: Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:7

Communicates there is a time to keep silence and a time to speak, potentially opposing Job's choice to speak in Job 13:13.

Ecclesiastes 3:7: A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Contradiction with James 1:19

Encourages being slow to speak and quick to listen, highlighting the importance of restraint, contrasting Job's candidness.

James 1:19: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
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