Contradiction with Proverbs 17:22
Job 16:2 mentions miserable comforters, while Proverbs 17:22 suggests a cheerful heart does good like medicine, implying comfort and positivity.
Proverbs 17:22: A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. [like: or, to]
Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Job 16:2 speaks of unhelpful comforters, whereas 1 Thessalonians 5:11 advises believers to comfort and edify one another.
1 Thessalonians 5:11: Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. [comfort: or, exhort]
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 1:4
Job 16:2 indicates poor comfort, but 2 Corinthians 1:4 describes God as one who comforts us in all tribulation, enabling us to comfort others.
2 Corinthians 1:4: Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Contradiction with Romans 12:15
Job 16:2 refers to ineffective comforters, contrasting with Romans 12:15, which instructs to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep, suggesting empathy and genuine comfort.
Romans 12:15: Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Contradiction with Isaiah 40:1
Job 16:2 mentions unhelpful comforters, while Isaiah 40:1 commands comfort to God's people, implying effective consolation and reassurance.
Isaiah 40:1: Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.