Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 32:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 32:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 32:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse shows that sometimes people wait quietly and hope others will say something important, but sometimes they remain silent and have nothing more to add. It teaches us the value of patience and the idea that silence can follow a long conversation.

Job 32:16: When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, [and] answered no more;)

Contradiction with Proverbs 18:13

This verse warns against speaking before fully hearing a matter, while Job 32:16 criticizes waiting for an answer.

Proverbs 18:13: He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame unto him. [answereth...: Heb. returneth a word]

Contradiction with James 1:19

Encourages being swift to hear and slow to speak, contrasting with Job 32:16's impatience for a response.

James 1:19: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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