Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 16:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 16:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 16:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Omri was a king who did many bad things that made God very unhappy, even more than the kings who were before him. Christians understand that this means Omri did not follow God's rules and made choices that hurt others.

1 Kings 16:25: But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that [were] before him.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:2

A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn, contradicting the notion of prosperity despite wickedness in 1 Kings 16:25.

Proverbs 12:2: A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:11

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish, suggesting eventual downfall of the wicked contrary to the success of Omri in 1 Kings 16:25.

Proverbs 14:11: The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

Contradiction with Isaiah 3:11

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him, contradicting the apparent success of wickedness in 1 Kings 16:25.

Isaiah 3:11: Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. [given...: Heb. done to him]

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:21

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered, opposing the flourishing of the wicked described in 1 Kings 16:25.

Proverbs 11:21: [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Psalm 1:6

For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish, contradicting the enduring power of the wicked mentioned in 1 Kings 16:25.

Psalm 1:6: For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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