Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 15:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 15:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 15:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse asks if someone has understood God's hidden plans and if they are keeping all the wisdom to themselves. It reminds us that only God knows everything, and we should not act like we know it all.

Job 15:8: Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:13-14

These verses highlight that no one has directed the Spirit of the Lord or been His counselor, whereas Job 15:8 questions whether a human being has heard the secret counsel of God.

Isaiah 40:13-14: Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or [being] his counsellor hath taught him? [his...: Heb. man of his counsel]

Contradiction with Romans 11:34

This verse emphasizes that no one has known the mind of the Lord, contradicting the suggestion in Job 15:8 that a person might have.

Romans 11:34: For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:16

States that no one has known the mind of the Lord but adds that we have the mind of Christ, contrasting with the implication in Job 15:8.

1 Corinthians 2:16: For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. [may: Gr. shall]

Contradiction with Job 36:26

Suggests God's greatness is beyond understanding, opposing the notion of having exclusive wisdom in Job 15:8.

Job 36:26: Behold, God [is] great, and we know [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:11

Asserts that no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end, countering the idea of comprehending divine secrets in Job 15:8.

Ecclesiastes 3:11: He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
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