Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:18
This verse suggests that increased knowledge and wisdom bring sorrow and grief, contradicting the idea that the writings bring joy.
Ecclesiastes 1:18: For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:17
This verse speaks of losing peace and forgetting prosperity, contradicting the notion of having fullness of joy.
Lamentations 3:17: And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. [prosperity: Heb. good]
Contradiction with Job 14:1
Declares that life is full of trouble and short-lived, which contrasts with the concept of joy being full.
Job 14:1: Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. [few...: Heb. short of days]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 20:14
This verse expresses a curse on the day of birth, which contradicts the notion of having joy.
Jeremiah 20:14: Cursed [be] the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
Contradiction with James 4:9
Advises to grieve, mourn, and weep instead of joy, contrasting the idea of having full joy.
James 4:9: Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.