Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 18:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 18:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 18:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, bad people who do not change may be forgotten, and no one will know who they were. This means it's important to be kind and make good choices so others remember us well.

Job 18:17: His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:7

The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot, which implies the wicked will be forgotten, unlike Job 18:17 that suggests being forgotten is inevitable.

Proverbs 10:7: The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

Contradiction with Psalm 112:6

Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance, suggesting the righteous will be remembered forever, contrasting with Job 18:17's view of being forgotten.

Psalm 112:6: Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:1

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth, indicating a lasting legacy, contrasting Job 18:17’s notion of disappearing memory.

Ecclesiastes 7:1: A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Contradiction with Isaiah 56:5

Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, suggesting an enduring legacy, contrary to Job 18:17.

Isaiah 56:5: Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
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