Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 51:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 51:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 51:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, he knows he made mistakes and is always thinking about them. He feels sorry and wants to do better.

Psalms 51:3: For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin [is] ever before me.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse emphasizes individual responsibility for sin, which contrasts with the notion of acknowledging and bearing the weight of one's own transgressions as in Psalms 51:3.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

States that no one is righteous, opposing the personal confession of sinfulness seen in Psalms 51:3.

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

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

Claims that saying we have no sin is self-deception, which contradicts the personal acknowledgment of sin as shown in Psalms 51:3.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:12

Speaks of God forgetting sins, which contradicts the act of remembering and owning one's sins as in Psalms 51:3.

Hebrews 8:12: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

Proclaims that God will forgive iniquity and will not remember sins, which opposes the conscious recognition of one's sins in Psalms 51:3.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
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