Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 30:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 30:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 30:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, these people were seen as unimportant and not wise, like they didn't have a good family or name. They were thought to be lower or not as good as the ground we walk on.

Job 30:8: [They were] children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. [base...: Heb. men of no name]

Contradiction with Job 1:1

Job 1:1 describes Job as a perfect and upright man, which contrasts with the description in Job 30:8 of men without honor or wisdom.

Job 1:1: There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Contradiction with Job 29:14

In Job 29:14, Job is depicted as wearing righteousness, contradicting the portrayal of contemptible men in Job 30:8.

Job 29:14: I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment [was] as a robe and a diadem.

Contradiction with Psalm 1:1

Psalm 1:1 talks about the blessed man who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, opposing the association with vile men in Job 30:8.

Psalm 1:1: Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. [ungodly: or, wicked]

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:1

Proverbs 10:1 reflects on a wise son bringing joy, contrasted with the foolish and ignoble sons described in Job 30:8.

Proverbs 10:1: The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:18

Ecclesiastes 9:18 suggests that wisdom is more valuable than weapons, contradicting the foolishness indicated in Job 30:8.

Ecclesiastes 9:18: Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Contradiction with Isaiah 32:5

Isaiah 32:5 states that the vile person shall no more be called liberal, presenting a different societal attitude than the context given in Job 30:8.

Isaiah 32:5: The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said [to be] bountiful.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:5

Matthew 5:5 speaks of the meek inheriting the earth, in contrast to the depiction of scornful individuals in Job 30:8.

Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Contradiction with James 1:5

James 1:5 encourages seeking wisdom from God, opposed to the unwise nature of those mentioned in Job 30:8.

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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