Contradiction with Isaiah 48:22
This verse states, "There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked." It contradicts Ezekiel 7:10 which refers to prosperity and the rod budding, implying success or growth for the wicked.
Isaiah 48:22: [There is] no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
Contradiction with Psalm 37:10
This verse proclaims that the wicked shall not be and will vanish, contrasting the impending prosperity signified in Ezekiel 7:10.
Psalm 37:10: For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].
Contradiction with Proverbs 16:18
Proverbs states, "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." Ezekiel 7:10's imagery of "blossoming" suggests growth instead.
Proverbs 16:18: Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
These verses mention that it will not be well with the wicked, contradicting the flourishing implied in Ezekiel 7:10.
Ecclesiastes 8:12-13: Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his [days] be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
Contradiction with Job 20:5
This verse declares that the joy of the wicked is short and does not flourish, unlike the growth described in Ezekiel 7:10.
Job 20:5: That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment? [short: Heb. from near]
Contradiction with Malachi 4:1
This verse talks about the day coming that will burn as an oven and leave the wicked with neither root nor branch, opposing the flourishing in Ezekiel 7:10.
Malachi 4:1: For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1
This verse poses a question on why the wicked prosper, which contests Ezekiel 7:10's implication of prosperity without question.
Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]
Contradiction with Psalm 92:7
It says the wicked spring like grass to be destroyed forever, in opposition to lasting growth suggested in Ezekiel 7:10.
Psalm 92:7: When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be destroyed for ever:
Contradiction with Proverbs 11:21
It states that though wicked join forces, they will not go unpunished, conflicting with the growth indicated by Ezekiel 7:10.
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 Matthew 5:45
This verse refers to God making the sun rise on the evil and the good, contradicting the "prosperity" in Ezekiel 7:10 being limited to the wicked.
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.