Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 31:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 31:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 31:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, Job is saying that he has tried to be honest and not tell lies or do bad things. He is asking if he has ever done something wrong by tricking or lying to others.

Job 31:5: If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:22

This verse states that lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, whereas Job 31:5 implies that living deceitfully is a serious wrongdoing Job denies having done.

Proverbs 12:22: Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.

Contradiction with Colossians 3:9

This verse advises against lying to one another, but Job 31:5 shows Job asserting his innocence in walking with falsehood.

Colossians 3:9: Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Contradiction with Exodus 20:16

This commandment prohibits bearing false witness, which Job denies doing in Job 31:5 by claiming he has not walked with vanity.

Exodus 20:16: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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