Contradiction with Proverbs 17:17
A friend loveth at all times, and contrasts with Job 19:15 where even close family and friends seem to forget or neglect Job.
Proverbs 17:17: A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Contradiction with Psalm 27:10
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up – implies divine support and familial loyalty, contrasting with Job's experience of being forgotten.
Psalm 27:10: When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. [take...: Heb. gather me]
Contradiction with Matthew 10:36
And a man's foes shall be they of his own household – while not directly contradicting, it presents an expected conflict within family, contrasting Job’s sense of complete abandonment.
Matthew 10:36: And a man's foes [shall be] they of his own household.
Contradiction with Psalm 41:9
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me – shows betrayal by friends, which aligns with Job’s experience, but contrasts the expectation of loyalty.
Psalm 41:9: Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up [his] heel against me. [mine...: Heb. the man of my peace] [lifted...: Heb. magnified]
Contradiction with Proverbs 27:10
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; contrasts the action of Job's friends who have forsaken him.
Proverbs 27:10: Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.
Paradox #1
The contradiction or conflict in the verse might be the feeling of being abandoned or mistreated by those who are supposed to be close or supportive, like family or friends. This can be seen as conflicting with the ideal of loyalty and support among loved ones.