Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2
This verse states that the same fate comes to all, the righteous and the wicked, suggesting no special reward or distinction for enduring trials.
Ecclesiastes 9:2: All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath.
Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5
These verses describe how the wicked prosper without suffering, contradicting the idea of blessings for enduring trials.
Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Contradiction with Job 21:7-9
This passage questions why the wicked live prosperous lives, contradicting the notion of divine reward for enduring adversity.
Job 21:7-9: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Contradiction with Matthew 5:45
This verse suggests that God causes the sun to rise and rain to fall on both the just and the unjust, implying no specific reward solely for the righteous.
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 8:14
It observes that righteous people get what the wicked deserve, suggesting no clear reward for perseverance.
Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.