Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 36:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 36:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 36:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, the person speaking wants to assure others that what he is saying is true and he is wise. He wants to convince them to trust his words because he believes he knows the right things.

Job 36:4: For truly my words [shall] not [be] false: he that is perfect in knowledge [is] with thee.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

Ecclesiastes says there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin, contradicting Job 36:4 which implies the speaker's knowledge is perfect because they are faultless.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

Romans states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, which contradicts the implication in Job 36:4 that the speaker (possibly Elihu) might be perfect in knowledge.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

1 John asserts that if we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves, which contradicts Job 36:4's suggestion of possessing perfect knowledge implying sinlessness or perfection.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Paradox #1

The statement in Job 36:4 declares the speaker as perfect in knowledge. This can be seen as inconsistent because, from a theological standpoint, only God is considered to have perfect knowledge. Human claims to perfect knowledge can contradict the humility and limitations typically acknowledged in human understanding according to biblical teachings.

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