Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 23:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 23:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 23:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King David, God helps make our hearts feel better and shows us the right way to live so that everyone knows how good and loving He is.

Psalms 23:3: He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

While Psalms 23:3 suggests that the Lord guides one's path, Proverbs 16:9 indicates that a person devises their own way but the Lord directs their steps, which could imply more human autonomy in planning.

Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

Psalms 23:3 speaks of divine guidance along righteous paths, whereas Jeremiah 10:23 suggests that man cannot direct his own steps without God, emphasizing human inability rather than being led.

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 Isaiah 53:6

Psalms 23:3 implies guidance on righteous paths, while Isaiah 53:6 highlights that everyone has turned to their own way, suggesting a tendency to stray from divine paths.

Isaiah 53:6: All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. [laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him]

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:24

Psalms 23:3 talks about being led in the paths of righteousness for God's name's sake, while Proverbs 20:24 points out that man's steps are from the Lord but questions human understanding of their own way, implying potential confusion or lack of clarity.

Proverbs 20:24: Man's goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

Contradiction with Romans 3:12

Psalms 23:3 discusses the certainty of divine guidance in righteousness, whereas Romans 3:12 states that there is none who does good, not even one, questioning the ability of individuals to follow righteous paths even if guided.

Romans 3:12: They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
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