Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 119:70

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 119:70 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 119:70. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of Psalms, some people do not care about God because their hearts are like hard, thick grease, making them not listen. But the writer loves and finds joy in following God’s rules.

Psalms 119:70: Their heart is as fat as grease; [but] I delight in thy law.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:26

This verse speaks of God giving a new heart and spirit, contrasting with the "fat as grease" unenlightened heart depicted in Psalms 119:70.

Ezekiel 36:26: A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:8

This verse, "Blessed are the pure in heart," contrasts with the insensitivity and callousness of the heart described in Psalms 119:70.

Matthew 5:8: Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:14

This verse promotes fear of the Lord and warns against a hard heart, contradicting the insensitivity implied in Psalms 119:70.

Proverbs 28:14: Happy [is] the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 24:7

This verse describes God giving a heart to know Him, contrasting the unresponsive heart portrayed in Psalms 119:70.

Jeremiah 24:7: And I will give them an heart to know me, that I [am] the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

Contradiction with Hebrews 3:8

This verse warns against hardening one's heart, opposing the lack of sensitivity in Psalms 119:70.

Hebrews 3:8: Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

Contradiction with Psalm 51:10

This verse asks for a clean heart, offering a contrast to the hardened heart mentioned in Psalms 119:70.

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