Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 40:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 40:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 40:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, this verse is a prayer asking God to protect them and make bad people who want to hurt them feel sorry and stop. It's like asking for God's help to make the mean people go away and not be mean anymore.

Psalms 40:14: Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

While Psalms 40:14 calls for enemies to be shamed, Matthew 5:44 teaches to love and pray for one's enemies, promoting forgiveness instead of seeking their downfall.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Romans 12:20

Contrasting Psalms 40:14's call for the disgrace of foes, Romans 12:20 encourages kindness to enemies, suggesting that by doing so you will "heap coals of fire on his head," implying a transformative act of love rather than disgrace.

Romans 12:20: Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:21

Proverbs 25:21 advises feeding and giving drink to your enemy, contradicting the desire for their shame and dishonor as suggested in Psalms 40:14.

Proverbs 25:21: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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