Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 28:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 28:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 28:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, when water breaks out and flows away, people cannot see it and use it anymore, just like when a stream disappears after it has dried up. It shows how some things in life disappear and are not always easy to understand or find.

Job 28:4: The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; [even the waters] forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.

Contradiction with Proverbs 8:17

While Job 28:4 discusses human limits in uncovering hidden things, Proverbs 8:17 emphasizes that seeking wisdom leads to discovery and understanding.

Proverbs 8:17: I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

Job 28:4 depicts physical search limitations, whereas Matthew 7:7 assures that seeking will inevitably lead to finding, suggesting a more certain outcome.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:13

Job 28:4 describes the challenges of searching hidden places; Jeremiah 29:13 suggests that seeking with all your heart ensures finding, which implies success in the search.

Jeremiah 29:13: And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Contradiction with James 1:5

Job 28:4 focuses on the difficulty of uncovering hidden things; James 1:5 affirms that asking God for wisdom will be generously rewarded, offering a solution to the struggles described.

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.
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