Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 27:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 27:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 27:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this means that Job promises to always tell the truth and not say anything mean or wrong. He wants to keep his words good and honest, no matter what happens.

Job 27:4: My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:22

This verse states that lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, suggesting all lies are condemned, which contradicts Job's claim of maintaining pure and non-deceitful speech.

Proverbs 12:22: Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.

Contradiction with James 3:8

This verse states that no man can tame the tongue and it is full of deadly poison, contradicting Job's assertion that his lips will not speak wickedness.

James 3:8: But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 9:8

This verse describes the tongue as a deadly arrow, contradicting the notion of Job’s certainty in keeping his speech pure and truthful.

Jeremiah 9:8: Their tongue [is as] an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: [one] speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait. [in heart: Heb. in the midst of him] [his wait: or, wait for him]

Contradiction with Romans 3:13

This verse suggests that human tongues are deceitful, contradicting Job’s claim of his own lips' purity.

Romans 3:13: Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips:
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