Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 27:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 27:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 27:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse means that a person who builds their life without wisdom is like a moth building a weak house or like a watchman using a flimsy tent. These things can easily fall apart, showing that it's important to have a strong and wise foundation in life.

Job 27:18: He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:24-27

Contradicts Job 27:18 by comparing the wise man's house on a rock, which withstands storms, to the frailty of a temporary structure.

Matthew 7:24-27: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Contradiction with Luke 6:48-49

Contradicts Job 27:18 by illustrating the difference between a strong foundation that endures and a weak one that collapses, emphasizing stability instead of transience.

Luke 6:48-49: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:25

Contradicts Job 27:18 by stating that the righteous have an everlasting foundation, opposing the temporary and fragile nature of the structure described in Job.

Proverbs 10:25: As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more]: but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation.

Contradiction with Matthew 16:18

Contradicts Job 27:18 by declaring that the church built on a rock will never fall, unlike the temporary nature of a moth's house.

Matthew 16:18: And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. [Peter: this name signifies a rock]

Contradiction with Isaiah 28:16

Contradicts Job 27:18 by highlighting the strength and permanence of a foundation laid by God, in contrast to the ephemeral shelter described in Job.

Isaiah 28:16: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner [stone], a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

Contradiction with Psalm 125:1

Contradicts Job 27:18 by depicting Mount Zion’s enduring stability, contrasting with the fragility of a house built as a moth's.

Psalm 125:1: [A Song of degrees.] They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever.
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