Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 6:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 6:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 6:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse shows Job asking his friends to be kind and look at him closely to see that he is not lying. He wants them to trust him by seeing the truth in his words.

Job 6:28: Now therefore be content, look upon me; for [it is] evident unto you if I lie. [evident...: Heb. before your face]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse advises trusting in the Lord rather than one's own understanding, while Job 6:28 shows Job seeking validation from others.

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

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse curses those who trust in man, while Job 6:28 seeks assurance from his friends.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Psalm 118:8

This verse states it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man, in contradiction to Job's appeal for human understanding in Job 6:28.

Psalm 118:8: [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:22

This verse advises against relying on humans, while Job 6:28 involves Job appealing to his friends for understanding.

Isaiah 2:22: Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Contradiction with Galatians 1:10

This verse emphasizes pleasing God rather than seeking approval from men, a contrast to Job’s plea for his friends to consider his righteousness.

Galatians 1:10: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
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