Contradiction with Proverbs 15:1
Job 19:2 describes hurtful words that vex and break a person, while Proverbs 15:1 suggests a soft answer turns away wrath.
Proverbs 15:1: A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Contradiction with Ephesians 4:29
Job 19:2 speaks of words that torment, but Ephesians 4:29 promotes speech that uplifts rather than harms.
Ephesians 4:29: Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. [to...: or, to edify profitably]
Contradiction with James 1:19
Job 19:2 is about being grieved by his friends’ words, whereas James 1:19 encourages being slow to speak and quick to listen.
James 1:19: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Contradiction with Proverbs 12:18
Job 19:2 states his friends' words break him, contrary to Proverbs 12:18, which mentions that wise words bring healing.
Proverbs 12:18: There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
Contradiction with Colossians 4:6
Job 19:2 shows distress from words, unlike Colossians 4:6 which advises grace-filled speech.
Colossians 4:6: Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Contradiction with Matthew 12:36
Job 19:2 highlights damaging words, while Matthew 12:36 warns about accountability for careless words.
Matthew 12:36: But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Contradiction with Proverbs 18:21
Job 19:2 suggests the negative impact of words, while Proverbs 18:21 emphasizes words can also be life-giving.
Proverbs 18:21: Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:9
Job 19:2 indicates suffering from others' actions, whereas 1 Peter 3:9 advocates not repaying evil with evil but with blessings.
1 Peter 3:9: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.