Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 90:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 90:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 90:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Psalms, this verse means that we should remember that our time on Earth is limited so we can make smart choices with our lives. It's like making a plan to use our time wisely, just like we have to plan how to use our time for fun and homework.

Psalms 90:12: So teach [us] to number our days, that we may apply [our] hearts unto wisdom. [apply: Heb. cause to come]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:18

Contradicts by suggesting increase in knowledge brings sorrow, unlike the wisdom Psalms 90:12 seeks for wise living.

Ecclesiastes 1:18: For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:7

Contradicts by stating that no one knows the future, conflicting with the wisdom in numbering days.

Ecclesiastes 8:7: For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? [when...: or, how it shall be?]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

Encourages not to worry about tomorrow, which can contradict planning life through wisdom as taught in Psalms 90:12.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with James 4:13-14

Warns against making plans for the future, in contrast to seeking wisdom in the management of days.

James 4:13-14: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 3:18

Suggests becoming a "fool" to be wise, opposing the straightforward wisdom-seeking in numbering days.

1 Corinthians 3:18: Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
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