Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 16:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 16:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 16:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this story shows how a man was clever by helping his master when he asked someone who owed a lot of wheat to change it to a smaller amount. It teaches that being smart and fair can help people become friends and work together better.

Luke 16:7: Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. [measures: the word here interpreted a measure in the original containeth about fourteen bushels and two quarts]

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:1

A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. This verse condemns deceit in business, contrasting with the dishonest dealings seen in Luke 16:7.

Proverbs 11:1: A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight. [A false...: Heb. Balances of deceit] [just...: Heb. perfect stone]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:15

Thou shalt not steal. The verse condemns theft, contradicting the dishonest actions of reducing debts seen in Luke 16:7.

Exodus 20:15: Thou shalt not steal.

Contradiction with Leviticus 19:36

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. This verse requires honesty in trade, opposing the unjust alteration of debt as in Luke 16:7.

Leviticus 19:36: Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. [weights: Heb. stones]

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:6

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. This verse speaks against gaining wealth through deceit, as practiced in Luke 16:7.

Proverbs 21:6: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

Contradiction with Zechariah 8:16

These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates. It promotes truth and honesty in contrast to the dishonest dealings in Luke 16:7.

Zechariah 8:16: These [are] the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: [execute...: Heb. judge truth, and the judgment of peace]

Contradiction with Ephesians 4:25

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. This verse emphasizes honesty, conflicting with the deception involved in Luke 16:7.

Ephesians 4:25: Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
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