Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 39:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 39:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 39:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse describes a horse that is very excited and eager to run fast. It's so focused on racing that it doesn't even notice the sound of the trumpet.

Job 39:24: He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that [it is] the sound of the trumpet.

Contradiction with James 1:19

Job 39:24 describes the horse's eagerness and haste, which contradicts the advice to be swift to hear and slow to speak or wrath.

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

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:29

Job 39:24 depicts an impatient rush of the horse, while this verse advocates for patience and understanding.

Proverbs 14:29: [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly. [hasty...: Heb. short of spirit]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:9

Job 39:24 shows a hasty spirit in the horse, whereas this verse advises against being hasty in spirit, as it associates haste with anger.

Ecclesiastes 7:9: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:2

Job 39:24 highlights the lack of knowledge in the horse's haste, conflicting with this verse that warns against the soul being without knowledge is not good.

Proverbs 19:2: Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:5

Job 39:24 depicts the horse's haste to the battle, unlike the thoughts of the diligent that lead to plenteousness rather than want.

Proverbs 21:5: The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.

Contradiction with Isaiah 30:15

Job 39:24 shows speed as an asset, while this verse emphasizes returning, rest, quietness, and confidence as sources of strength.

Isaiah 30:15: For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:28

While Job 39:24 praises the horse's controlled rapid movement, this verse compares a person without self-control to a broken-down city, emphasizing restraint over speed.

Proverbs 25:28: He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:32

Job 39:24 glorifies the horse that rushes into battle, contrasting with this verse which praises patience more than warlike strength.

Proverbs 16:32: [He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
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