Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 107:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 107:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 107:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, the writer of Psalms, sometimes people feel really sick or sad, so much so that they don't even want to eat anything and feel like they're close to dying. But God is still there to help them when they are feeling this way.

Psalms 107:18: Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:24

This verse highlights the pleasantness and health that come from kind words, contradicting Psalms 107:18, which speaks of a refusal of food due to affliction.

Proverbs 16:24: Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:8

This verse associates fearing the Lord with health to the body, contrasting with the lack of appetite and soul's affliction described in Psalms 107:18.

Proverbs 3:8: It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. [health: Heb. medicine] [marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening]

Contradiction with Philippians 2:14

Encourages doing everything without complaining, conflicting with the dissatisfaction and troubled soul implied in Psalms 107:18.

Philippians 2:14: Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 4:4

Suggests that food is to be received with thanksgiving, contradicting the rejection of food in Psalms 107:18.

1 Timothy 4:4: For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

Contradiction with 1 Peter 2:2

Encourages the desire for spiritual nourishment, opposing the aversion to food described in Psalms 107:18.

1 Peter 2:2: As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
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