Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 16:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 16:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 16:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God is the most important and everything good in life comes from Him, not from what we do on our own. It means that we need God to help us be good and happy.

Psalms 16:2: [O my soul], thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou [art] my Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee;

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

Explains that there is none righteous, suggesting that even the best actions are flawed without divine grace, which contrasts with the righteousness attributed to God in Psalms 16:2.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

States that there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin, highlighting human fallibility contrary to the goodness of the Lord mentioned in Psalms 16:2.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

Notes that all our righteousness is like filthy rags, implying that human efforts are insufficient before God, challenging the purity ascribed to the Lord in Psalms 16:2.

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 Mark 10:18

Jesus says no one is good but God, underscoring that goodness is solely a divine attribute, reinforcing the exclusive nature of divine goodness in contrast to Psalms 16:2.

Mark 10:18: And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God.

Contradiction with Job 25:4

Asks how can man be justified with God and clean, emphasizing human imperfection versus the goodness mentioned in Psalms 16:2.

Job 25:4: How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean [that is] born of a woman?
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