Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 31:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 31:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 31:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, Job is saying he always shared his food and never ate alone when there were children without parents who needed help. He is showing that he was kind and cared for others in need.

Job 31:17: Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:27

Job 31:17 speaks of sharing bread, implying withholding food is unjust, whereas Proverbs 28:27 suggests those who give to the poor will not lack, emphasizing generosity's rewards.

Proverbs 28:27: He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Contradiction with Luke 6:30

Job 31:17 implies a personal commitment to share resources, while Luke 6:30 commands giving to everyone who asks, broadening the obligation.

Luke 6:30: Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again.

Contradiction with James 2:15-16

Job 31:17 discusses an individual act of withholding bread, but James 2:15-16 emphasizes the futility of faith without works, suggesting verbal compassion is insufficient without physical action.

James 2:15-16: If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
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