Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 31:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 31:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 31:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, people wanted to trap him in a sneaky way, but he asked God to save him because God makes him strong. David trusted God to help him when he was in trouble.

Psalms 31:4: Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou [art] my strength.

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

This verse suggests a path that seems right to a man leads to death, whereas Psalms 31:4 talks about God pulling believers from a net, implying deliverance.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse states that cursed are those who trust in man, whereas Psalms 31:4 emphasizes reliance on God's deliverance, indicating potential conflict in trusting other sources of salvation.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:21

This verse speaks of no peace for the wicked, while Psalms 31:4 implies God's deliverance and peace for those who trust in Him, potentially contradicting the outcome for the ungodly.

Isaiah 57:21: [There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2

It declares the same fate awaits both the righteous and the wicked, which contrasts with Psalms 31:4's assurance of God's deliverance to the faithful.

Ecclesiastes 9:2: All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

States that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, implying universal guilt, while Psalms 31:4 conveys a more hopeful message of individual deliverance.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3

Discusses the prosperity of the wicked, suggesting they avoid traps unlike the deliverance needed in Psalms 31:4.

Psalm 73:3: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Contradiction with Job 21:7-9

Talks about the wicked being free from struggle and turmoil contrary to the deliverance from enemies depicted in Psalms 31:4 for the faithful.

Job 21:7-9: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15

Observes the longevity of the wicked and the perishing of the righteous, contradicting the idea of God's aid in Psalms 31:4.

Ecclesiastes 7:15: All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.
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