Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 20:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 20:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 20:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse means people have known certain truths since the beginning of time when humans were first made. It's like saying, "We've always known this because it's been true for a very long time."

Job 20:4: Knowest thou [not] this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

Contradiction with Psalm 37:29

This verse says "The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever," which contradicts Job 20:4 by implying permanence in the prosperity of the righteous, whereas Job 20:4 suggests the triumph of the wicked is short-lived.

Psalm 37:29: The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:21

Proverbs 13:21 states, "Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed," contradicting Job 20:4 by implying the lasting happiness and peace of the righteous rather than a temporary triumph.

Proverbs 13:21: Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:12-13

These verses express that it will be well with those who fear God, but the wicked will not prolong their days, contradicting Job 20:4's emphasis on a temporary nature of triumph for the wicked.

Ecclesiastes 8:12-13: Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his [days] be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

Contradiction with Psalm 92:7

This verse states, "When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever," suggesting the eventual downfall of the wicked, instead of a brief success.

Psalm 92:7: When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be destroyed for ever:
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