Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 51:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 51:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 51:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, this verse means he is asking God to make his heart pure and to help him be good and strong inside. David wants to feel close to God and do the right things.

Psalms 51:10: Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. [right: or, constant]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

This verse states that there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins, suggesting that a purely clean heart may not be achievable, contrasting with the plea for a clean heart in Psalms 51:10.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse describes the heart as deceitful above all things and desperately wicked, implying that a clean heart is inherently unattainable, which contrasts with the request for a clean heart in Psalms 51:10.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

This verse says all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, which contradicts the idea of having a completely clean heart as sought in Psalms 51:10.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:9

This verse questions who can say they have made their heart clean, suggesting that no one can truly possess a clean heart, in contrast to Psalms 51:10's plea for such purity.

Proverbs 20:9: Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
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