Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 55:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 55:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 55:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, the writer of this psalm, it wasn't a bad person who hurt him, but someone he thought was his friend. This made him very sad because it's easier to stay away from people who don't like you than from friends who betray you.

Psalms 55:12: For [it was] not an enemy [that] reproached me; then I could have borne [it]: neither [was it] he that hated me [that] did magnify [himself] against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

While Psalms 55:12 speaks about betrayal by a peer, Matthew 5:44 instructs to love and forgive enemies, presenting a contrasting approach to dealing with adversaries.

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 Proverbs 25:21-22

This verse advises showing kindness to an enemy, differing from the distress expressed in Psalms 55:12 about being wronged by a friend.

Proverbs 25:21-22: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Contradiction with Romans 12:20

Encourages feeding and caring for enemies, presenting a contradiction to the lamentation of betrayal in Psalms 55:12.

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 Luke 6:27

Advises loving enemies and doing good to those who hate, contrasting with the anguish of betrayal by an equal in Psalms 55:12.

Luke 6:27: But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:9

Instructs not to repay evil with evil but with blessings, contradicting the grievance of betrayal found in Psalms 55:12.

1 Peter 3:9: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
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