Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 18:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 18:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 18:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse means that when someone makes bad choices, they can end up in trouble because of their own actions, like getting caught in a trap. It teaches that being careful and making good choices is important.

Job 18:8: For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:6

This verse suggests seeking God's guidance in all paths, while Job 18:8 implies a path set by one's own actions leading to a trap.

Proverbs 3:6: In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:23

This verse speaks of the steps of a good man being ordered by the Lord, contrasting with Job 18:8's depiction of one's own way causing a fall.

Psalm 37:23: The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. [ordered: or, established]

Contradiction with Isaiah 30:21

This verse promises guidance in the correct path from God, differing from the self-directed path of Job 18:8 that leads to a snare.

Isaiah 30:21: And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

This verse acknowledges man's planning but asserts that the Lord directs his steps, opposing the self-determined downfall suggested in Job 18:8.

Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

This verse acknowledges that man's way is not in himself and that he cannot direct his steps, differing from the self-driven path leading to ruin in Job 18:8.

Jeremiah 10:23: O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
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