Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 25:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 25:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 25:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King David, God is very good and fair, so He helps people who make mistakes to learn the right way to live.

Psalms 25:8: Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:3

This verse commands the Israelites to destroy the Amalekites completely, which seems to contrast with the goodness and uprightness of the Lord described in Psalms 25:8.

1 Samuel 15:3: Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

Contradiction with Exodus 32:14

This verse shows God changing His mind about bringing harm, which appears to contradict the unchanging goodness mentioned in Psalms 25:8.

Exodus 32:14: And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

Here, God claims to create both peace and evil, which seems inconsistent with the purely good guidance implied in Psalms 25:8.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Ezekiel 20:25

This verse describes God giving statutes that were not good, conflicting with the guidance of sinners in the way as in Psalms 25:8.

Ezekiel 20:25: Wherefore I gave them also statutes [that were] not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;

Contradiction with Numbers 31:17-18

The instruction to kill is in tension with the uprightness and goodness of Psalms 25:8.

Numbers 31:17-18: Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. [him: Heb. a male]
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