Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 15:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 15:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 15:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Eliphaz, your heart is making you feel upset and your eyes are ignoring what is right. He wants to know why you are letting your feelings lead you away from the truth.

Job 15:12: Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:13

This verse states that a merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, which contrasts with the notion in Job 15:12 of one's heart leading to deceitful thoughts.

Proverbs 15:13: A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Contradiction with Job 17:11

This verse expresses a heart filled with brokenness and lost purposes, contrasting with the idea in Job 15:12 of responding with self-deception.

Job 17:11: My days are past, my purposes are broken off, [even] the thoughts of my heart. [the thoughts: Heb. the possessions]

Contradiction with Psalm 33:21

This verse describes a heart rejoicing in the Lord, which contradicts Job 15:12's suggestion of a heart causing straying or deceitful pondering.

Psalm 33:21: For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
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