Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 21:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 21:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 21:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, we can't teach God anything because He knows everything and even judges kings and important people. This reminds us that God is super wise and powerful.

Job 21:22: Shall [any] teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:13-14

These verses convey that no one has directed the Spirit of the Lord or been His counselor, suggesting that God is beyond human understanding, whereas Job 21:22 questions the ability to teach God knowledge.

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 states, "For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?" implying that God's mind is inscrutable, in contrast with Job 21:22, which questions the ability to instruct God.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses express that God's thoughts and ways are higher than human thoughts and ways, emphasizing His incomprehensibility contrary to Job 21:22's questioning of God's need for knowledge.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:16

This verse refers to having the mind of Christ and questions who has known God's mind, suggesting the impossibility of teaching God anything, which contrasts with the idea put forth in Job 21:22.

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 Ecclesiastes 3:11

It notes that no one can find out God's work from beginning to end, indicating the limitations of human understanding about God, which opposes the implication of Job 21:22 regarding instructing God.

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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