Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 5:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 5:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 5:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, he had a lot of food and wine available to him every day, like a big feast with an ox, sheep, birds, and different drinks. But even though he could have taken extra food as a leader, he chose not to because he knew the people were having a hard time and he didn't want to make things tougher for them.

Nehemiah 5:18: Now [that] which was prepared [for me] daily [was] one ox [and] six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:24

Nehemiah 5:18 shows generosity by providing for others, while Proverbs 11:24 suggests that being generous can lead to poverty.

Proverbs 11:24: There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.

Contradiction with Luke 14:12-14

Nehemiah 5:18 involves hosting a great feast, whereas Luke 14:12-14 advises against inviting those who can repay you.

Luke 14:12-14: Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor [thy] rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
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