Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 28:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 28:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 28:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Job, even strong animals like the lion have not walked on this special path. It means that there are secrets and wisdom that only God knows, and even the strongest creatures cannot find them on their own.

Job 28:8: The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:6

This verse praises the value of integrity and righteousness over wealth, contrasting with Job 28:8’s reference to the high value and desirability of hidden treasures.

Proverbs 28:6: Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

Jesus advises not to store treasures on earth, contradicting the pursuit of hidden treasures suggested in Job 28:8.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:10

Highlights the love of money as a root of evil, contrasting Job 28:8's depiction of hidden treasures as desirable and valuable.

1 Timothy 6:10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. [erred: or, been seduced]
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