Contradiction with Proverbs 20:9
Proverbs 20:9 questions who can claim to have a clean heart and pure life, suggesting that maintaining integrity may be impossible, which contrasts with Psalms 26:11's plea for redemption and mercy based on personal integrity.
Proverbs 20:9: Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Contradiction with Romans 3:23
Romans 3:23 states that all have sinned and fall short of God's glory, implying universal sinfulness and contradicting the declaration of personal integrity in Psalms 26:11.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
Isaiah 64:6 describes all righteousness as filthy rags, questioning the validity of claiming personal integrity as seen in Psalms 26:11.
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 Jeremiah 17:9
Jeremiah 17:9 describes the heart as deceitful and desperately wicked, which suggests difficulty in maintaining integrity as claimed in Psalms 26:11.
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Paradox #1
Psalms 26:11 talks about integrity and redemption, which can be seen as conflicting when considering the concept of grace and forgiveness in other parts of the Bible. On one hand, the verse emphasizes personal integrity as a basis for redemption, while other parts of the Bible stress that forgiveness and redemption are gifts from God and not based solely on human actions. This could create a tension between relying on one's own integrity versus relying on divine grace.