Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
This verse states that all our righteousness is as filthy rags, contradicting the concept of washing hands in innocence in Psalms 26:6.
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 Romans 3:23
This verse declares all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, contrasting the idea of innocence in Psalms 26:6.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Contradiction with 1 John 1:8
Claims if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, opposing the claim of being innocent in Psalms 26:6.
1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20
Declares there is not a righteous person on earth who does good and never sins, contradicting the notion of innocence.
Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Contradiction with Proverbs 20:9
Poses a rhetorical question about who can say they have made their heart pure, contradicting Psalms 26:6's innocence.
Proverbs 20:9: Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Contradiction with Job 25:4
Asks how can one be clean who is born of a woman, suggesting universal impurity, in contrast to Psalms 26:6.
Job 25:4: How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean [that is] born of a woman?
Paradox #1
The contradiction or conflict from the verse might arise if someone interprets the act of washing hands in innocence as being sufficient for moral purity, potentially overlooking the importance of one's actions and intentions beyond mere symbolic gestures. This could conflict with the idea that true moral righteousness involves more than just symbolic acts.