Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 20:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 20:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 20:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, this means that bad people might seem happy and successful for a little bit, but it doesn't last long. People who pretend to be good won't stay happy for very long either.

Job 20:5: That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment? [short: Heb. from near]

Contradiction with Psalm 37:10

This verse suggests that the wicked will soon not exist, contradicting the notion in Job 20:5 that the triumphing of the wicked is short but still present.

Psalm 37:10: For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:12-13

These verses imply that the wicked can still enjoy prolonged lives, conflicting with the idea in Job 20:5 that the joy of the hypocrite is brief.

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 Proverbs 24:20

This verse asserts that there is no future for the wicked, contrasting with Job 20:5's indication of temporary joy.

Proverbs 24:20: For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. [candle: or, lamp]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

This verse questions why the wicked prosper, which contradicts the assertion in Job 20:5 that their triumph is short.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:13

This verse describes the wicked as prosperous and unpunished, conflicting with Job 20:5's claim of short-lived triumph.

Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]
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