Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 119:101

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 119:101 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 119:101. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, the author of the book, he is saying that he tries really hard to stay away from doing bad things so that he can follow God's rules better. It's like choosing the right path so you can keep listening to what God wants.

Psalms 119:101: I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." Contradicts the self-guidance implied by avoiding evil ways in Psalms 119:101.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

"For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not." Contradicts the possibility of avoiding every evil way as suggested in Psalms 119:101.

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

Contradiction with Romans 7:15

"For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I." Contradicts the ability to keep one's feet from every evil way as suggested in Psalms 119:101.

Romans 7:15: For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. [allow: Gr. know]

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags..." Contradicts the suggestion of personal purity or righteousness implied in Psalms 119:101.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" Suggests inherent human wickedness, contradicting Psalms 119:101's implication of avoiding evil ways.

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