Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 22:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 22:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 22:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Eliphaz, when you pray to God, He will listen to you, and you should keep any promises you make to Him.

Job 22:27: Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:29

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous, contradicting the assumption that merely calling upon God ensures an answer.

Proverbs 15:29: The LORD [is] far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:15

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear, highlighting that prayer is not always heard without proper conduct.

Isaiah 1:15: And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. [make...: Heb. multiply prayer] [blood: Heb. bloods]

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:9

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination, suggesting that adherence to the law is necessary for prayers to be heard.

Proverbs 28:9: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.

Contradiction with Micah 3:4

Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved ill, indicating unworthy pleas may be ignored.

Micah 3:4: Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

Contradiction with James 4:3

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts, reflecting that asking with wrong motives results in unanswered prayers.

James 4:3: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. [lusts: or, pleasures]

Paradox #1

Moral conflict might arise if one interprets this verse as suggesting that prayers will always be fulfilled or answered in the way one desires. This could lead to confusion or doubt when prayers are not answered as expected, contrasting with other teachings that emphasize submission to God's will and the understanding that not all prayers are fulfilled in the ways one hopes.

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