Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 28:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 28:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 28:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse means that only God knows where wisdom is because it is hidden from people and even birds in the sky can't see it. It tells us that wisdom is a very special thing that isn't easy to find by ourselves.

Job 28:21: Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. [air: or, heaven]

Contradiction with Proverbs 2:6

Proverbs 2:6 states that wisdom comes from the Lord, contradicting Job 28:21's implication that wisdom is hidden and unknown.

Proverbs 2:6: For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding.

Contradiction with James 1:5

James 1:5 offers wisdom to those who ask for it, suggesting accessibility to wisdom unlike the hiddenness implied in Job 28:21.

James 1:5: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:13

Proverbs 3:13 blesses those who find wisdom, implying it is attainable, contrary to Job 28:21's claim about its concealment.

Proverbs 3:13: Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding. [that getteth...: Heb. that draweth out understanding]

Contradiction with Proverbs 8:1

Proverbs 8:1 depicts wisdom as calling out and being available, contradicting the idea of it being hidden away as in Job 28:21.

Proverbs 8:1: Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

Contradiction with Isaiah 11:2

Isaiah 11:2 describes the Spirit of wisdom resting upon someone, suggesting availability and presence, opposed to Job 28:21's notion of it being concealed.

Isaiah 11:2: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
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