Contradiction with Genesis 1:28
This verse says humans are to be fruitful and multiply, implying value and purpose in birth, which contradicts Ecclesiastes 6:5's sentiment that not being born is better than living unfulfilled.
Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. [moveth: Heb. creepeth]
Contradiction with Psalm 127:3
This verse states that children are a heritage and reward from the Lord, contrasting with Ecclesiastes 6:5, which implies meaninglessness in birth and life without fulfillment.
Psalm 127:3: Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 1:5
This verse suggests purpose before birth by claiming God knows us even in the womb, opposing Ecclesiastes 6:5's notion of lack of identity or acknowledgment in stillbirth.
Jeremiah 1:5: Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. [ordained: Heb. gave]
Contradiction with John 10:10
This verse declares that Jesus came to give life abundantly, opposing the idea in Ecclesiastes 6:5 that not experiencing life is better.
John 10:10: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.
Contradiction with Romans 14:8
This verse emphasizes that whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord, contradicting Ecclesiastes 6:5's view of life's lack of recognition and value in stillbirth.
Romans 14:8: For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:22
This verse affirms that all shall be made alive in Christ, opposing the idea that never seeing the sun is better in Ecclesiastes 6:5.
1 Corinthians 15:22: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Contradiction with 1 Peter 1:18-19
This verse highlights the value of life through redemption by Christ's blood, contrasting with Ecclesiastes 6:5's statement of unacknowledged existence.
1 Peter 1:18-19: Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;