Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 119:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 119:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 119:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the writer is asking God to help them be honest and not tell lies, and they also want God to teach them His rules with kindness. They believe following God's rules will help them be good and truthful.

Psalms 119:29: Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:22

This verse states that lying lips are an abomination, while Psalms 119:29 seeks removal from lying, highlighting a contradiction between lying being forbidden and the need for divine help to avoid deceit.

Proverbs 12:22: Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse claims the heart is deceitful above all things, contradicting the notion in Psalms 119:29 of a heart seeking truth through divine intervention.

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

Contradiction with John 8:44

This verse highlights that the devil is the father of lies, which can contrast with Psalms 119:29 as it seeks deliverance from falsehood, suggesting that deceit has a spiritual origin.

John 8:44: Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. [of his own: or, from his own will or disposition]

Contradiction with Romans 3:4

This verse emphasizes the truth of God over human falsehood, conflicting with the dependence on God to guide away from lying in Psalms 119:29, indicating an innate deceitfulness in humans.

Romans 3:4: God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:4

This verse suggests the god of this world blinds people, potentially contradicting Psalms 119:29 as it pleads for divine guidance away from deceit, reflecting external influences on human falsehood.

2 Corinthians 4:4: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Paradox #1

Psalms 119:29 could raise a contradiction if one considers the idea of asking for deceit to be removed while elsewhere in life or scripture, deceit might be used or seemingly endorsed for a greater good. For example, there might be stories where characters use deceit with positive outcomes or when lying is considered justifiable. The conflict arises in balancing honesty with complex real-world situations where truth and deceit aren't always clear-cut.

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