Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 6:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 6:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 6:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Job, when someone is very sad or in trouble, their friends should be kind and help them. But sometimes, people forget to show this kindness and also forget to respect and trust God.

Job 6:14: To him that is afflicted pity [should be shewed] from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. [is afflicted: Heb. melteth]

Contradiction with Proverbs 17:17

Proverbs 17:17 states "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity," suggesting that true friends and brothers are always supportive, contrasting with Job 6:14, which speaks of disappointment in friends who withhold kindness in times of need.

Proverbs 17:17: A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Contradiction with 1 John 3:17

1 John 3:17 emphasizes that if someone has the means to help their brother but chooses not to, the love of God is not in them, contradicting the sentiment of forsaking kindness present in Job 6:14.

1 John 3:17: But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Contradiction with Galatians 6:2

Galatians 6:2 instructs to bear one another's burdens, fulfilling the law of Christ, which contrasts with Job 6:14 as it suggests a failure in such supportive behavior.

Galatians 6:2: Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
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