Contradiction with Proverbs 3:8
This verse speaks of health and nourishment to the body, in contrast to Job's vivid description of bodily decay and suffering.
Proverbs 3:8: It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. [health: Heb. medicine] [marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening]
Contradiction with Psalm 23:5
This verse describes being anointed and having abundance, which contradicts Job's depiction of barely clinging to life.
Psalm 23:5: Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. [anointest: Heb. makest fat]
Contradiction with Isaiah 58:11
This verse promises guidance and satisfaction in drought, contrasting with Job's depiction of being depleted and desolate.
Isaiah 58:11: And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. [drought: Heb. droughts] [fail: Heb. lie, or, deceive]
Contradiction with Psalm 91:16
The promise of long life and salvation stands in contrast to Job's experience of extreme physical decline.
Psalm 91:16: With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. [long...: Heb. length of days]
Contradiction with Proverbs 14:30
A sound heart is said to be life to the body, contradictory to Job's reflection on his frail and suffering state.
Proverbs 14:30: A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.