Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 40:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 40:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 40:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to most interpretations of the Book of Job, God is telling Job that only He has the power to save and help, not Job by himself. So, people believe it means we should trust God to help us, not just our own strength.

Job 40:14: Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

Contradiction with Psalm 44:3

This verse tells that it was not by their own strength that they won the land, contradicting Job 40:14 where it suggests that one can save oneself with their own hand.

Psalm 44:3: For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

It states that a man's way is not in himself, and he cannot direct his own steps, contradicting Job 40:14 which implies that a person can save themselves with their own hand.

Jeremiah 10:23: O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Contradiction with John 15:5

Jesus states that without Him, you can do nothing, contradicting Job 40:14 suggesting self-salvation through one's own hand.

John 15:5: I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. [without me: or, severed from me]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Advises to trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, contradicting Job 40:14 which indicates personal capability to save oneself.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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