Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 26:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 26:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 26:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, David, this verse is like asking God to look inside our hearts to see if we are trying to be good and do the right things. It’s like asking a teacher to check our homework to make sure we've got the answers right.

Psalms 26:2: Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:9

This verse questions the purity of one's heart, implying that no one can truly claim to have a clean heart, contradicting the request for examination and proof of purity in Psalms 26:2.

Proverbs 20:9: Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse states that the heart is deceitful above all things, which contradicts the implication in Psalms 26:2 that an examination of the heart would find it pure and true.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

This verse asserts that no one is righteous, not even one, which contradicts the implication in Psalms 26:2 that one can be proven blameless through examination.

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

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