Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 8:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 8:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 8:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse means that if someone puts their trust in things or people that are not strong or reliable, their hope will disappear, like a spider's web that breaks easily. It teaches us to trust in things that are strong and true, so we do not lose hope.

Job 8:14: Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust [shall be] a spider's web. [web: Heb. house]

Contradiction with Psalm 37:23

This verse speaks of the stability of a good man's steps, which is contrary to Job 8:14 suggesting the frailty of one's hope.

Psalm 37:23: The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. [ordered: or, established]

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:28

This verse expresses that the hope of the righteous will be gladness, conflicting with Job 8:14 which implies disappointment.

Proverbs 10:28: The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:7-8

These verses talk about the blessing and trust in the Lord leading to stability, contradicting the idea of hope crumbling as in Job 8:14.

Jeremiah 17:7-8: Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

Contradiction with Romans 5:5

This verse states that hope does not disappoint, in contrast to the failing hope described in Job 8:14.

Romans 5:5: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Contradiction with Hebrews 6:19

This verse describes hope as an anchor of the soul, which contradicts the unstable hope depicted in Job 8:14.

Hebrews 6:19: Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
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