Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 12:57

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 12:57 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 12:57. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus is asking people why they can't decide for themselves what is the right thing to do. He wants them to think carefully and make good choices.

Luke 12:57: Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Proverbs 3:5 advises trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not relying on your own understanding, which contradicts Luke 12:57's emphasis on judging for yourself what is right.

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

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

Jeremiah 10:23 suggests that man cannot direct his own steps, implying a reliance on divine guidance, conflicting with the encouragement in Luke 12:57 to judge what is right on one's own.

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 Matthew 7:1

Matthew 7:1 instructs not to judge, which is contrary to the directive in Luke 12:57 for individuals to discern what is right.

Matthew 7:1: Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:26

Proverbs 28:26 states that trusting in one's own heart is foolish, contrasting with the advice in Luke 12:57 to make personal judgments about right and wrong.

Proverbs 28:26: He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
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