Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20
States that there is not a just man upon earth, which contrasts with the notion of being delighted because of righteousness.
Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Contradiction with Romans 3:23
Indicates all have sinned, contradicting the idea of being delighted in because of righteousness.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Contradiction with Job 9:20
Points out that self-vindication can lead to condemnation, conflicting with the notion of delighting in one's righteousness.
Job 9:20: If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: [if I say], I [am] perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
Describes all righteousness as filthy rags, contradicting the delight in righteousness mentioned.
Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Contradiction with 1 John 1:8
Asserts that claiming to be without sin is self-deception, which contradicts being delighted in due to righteousness.
1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.