Contradictions and Paradoxes in James 5:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of James 5:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts James 5:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to James, your money and clothes are not lasting and will fall apart. This means that having lots of things is not as important as being a good person.

James 5:2: Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:20

This verse instructs believers to store treasures in heaven where they do not decay, which implies the permanence of heavenly treasures in contrast to the decay of earthly wealth mentioned in James 5:2.

Matthew 6:20: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:22

This passage states that the blessing of the LORD brings wealth without painful toil for it, contrasting with the idea in James 5:2 of riches being corrupted and decayed.

Proverbs 10:22: The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 5:19

This verse suggests that wealth and riches are a gift from God, opposing the negative view on wealth's impermanence as discussed in James 5:2.

Ecclesiastes 5:19: Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this [is] the gift of God.
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