Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5-6
While 1 Samuel 2:9 emphasizes God guiding the feet of the faithful, Proverbs 3:5-6 discusses trusting in the Lord for guidance rather than relying on personal understanding, which might be seen as a contradiction to self-assuredness.
Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Romans 3:10-12
1 Samuel 2:9 implies that God protects the righteous, but Romans 3:10-12 states that "There is none righteous," which could contradict the notion of God supporting nonexistent righteous individuals.
Romans 3:10-12: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Contradiction with Matthew 5:45
1 Samuel 2:9 highlights protection for saints, yet Matthew 5:45 suggests that God makes the sun rise on the evil and on the good, suggesting no favoritism in divine providence.
Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11
Contrasts with the idea that the Lord will keep the feet of the faithful since it suggests outcomes are not guaranteed by righteousness but often occur by chance.
Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5
While 1 Samuel 2:9 speaks of God protecting the godly, Psalm 73:3-5 acknowledges the prosperity and ease of the wicked, seemingly contradicting the idea of divine justice favoring the righteous.
Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Paradox #1
This verse suggests that God protects the innocent but not the wicked. The contradiction here could be that in real life, sometimes bad things happen to good people, and bad people seem to go unpunished. This could create a conflict between the promise in the verse and the reality people observe, leading to questions about fairness and divine justice.