Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 119:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 119:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 119:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Psalmist, even when important people said mean things about him, he focused on thinking about God's rules and teachings. This helped him feel better and stay strong.

Psalms 119:23: Princes also did sit [and] speak against me: [but] thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

Contradiction with Proverbs 27:5

Open rebuke is better than secret love, contradicts the idea of feeling scorned silently, suggesting open confrontation is valued.

Proverbs 27:5: Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:39

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also, which contradicts responding to scorn with keeping one's focus on God's statutes.

Matthew 5:39: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Contradiction with John 8:7

He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her, contradicts condemning others, promoting forgiveness over dwelling on others' scorn.

John 8:7: So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

Contradiction with Romans 12:20

Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head, which contradicts holding feelings of being against or scorned by princes, suggesting active kindness instead.

Romans 12:20: Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

Contradiction with James 1:19

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath, which contradicts feeling overwhelmed negatively by others, as it encourages patience and understanding.

James 1:19: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
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