Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 17:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 17:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 17:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, Christians believe he is asking God to help him stay on the right path in life so he doesn't make mistakes. It's like asking God to hold his hand so he doesn't fall while walking.

Psalms 17:5: Hold up my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not. [slip...: Heb. be not moved]

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

This verse suggests that a way which seems right to a man may end in death, contradicting the idea of stability and righteousness in one's path.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

This verse indicates that man does not have control over his own steps, which contrasts with the notion of maintaining a steady path.

Jeremiah 10:23: O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

This verse claims that there is none righteous, contradicting the idea of walking in righteousness.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

This verse says that all our righteous acts are like filthy rags, which contradicts the confidence in one's steadfast path.

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.
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