Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 18:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 18:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 18:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse is about a friend feeling frustrated and asking Job to stop talking so much. He wants Job to listen carefully first, and then they can have their turn to speak.

Job 18:2: How long [will it be ere] ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:19

Job 18:2 suggests delaying words and understanding, while Proverbs 10:19 shows wisdom in restraining words, contradicting the need for prolonged discourse.

Proverbs 10:19: In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:7

Job 18:2 implies speaking to understand, whereas Ecclesiastes states there is a time to be silent, opposing continuous discussion.

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

Job 18:2 encourages speaking for understanding, while James advises listening more and speaking less, presenting a contradiction in approach.

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