Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 21:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 21:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 21:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, people used to say wise sayings about coming to help make a strong city where the king Sihon lived. It was like inviting others to help build and get ready to make the city great again.

Numbers 21:27: Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:17

Celebrate not when your enemy falls, contradicting the call to celebrate in Numbers 21:27.

Proverbs 24:17: Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Love your enemies, contrasting the triumph over and destruction of foes in Numbers 21:27.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Romans 12:19

Avenge not yourselves, contradicting the warriors' exultation in Numbers 21:27.

Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:21-22

Feed your enemy if he is hungry, opposite to the context of conflict in Numbers 21:27.

Proverbs 25:21-22: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Contradiction with Exodus 23:4-5

Help your enemy's struggling possession, in contrast to rejoicing over their downfall in Numbers 21:27.

Exodus 23:4-5: If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
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