Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 21:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 21:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 21:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Job, this verse means that the person is very healthy and strong, like someone who has plenty of food and energy. It shows that even people who seem very healthy can face tough times.

Job 21:24: His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. [breasts: or, milk pails]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:8

This verse states, "It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones," which contradicts Job 21:24 by suggesting that righteousness leads to physical health.

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 Isaiah 58:11

This verse claims, "And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones," implying prosperity for the righteous, opposing the implication in Job 21:24 that the wicked may prosper.

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 73:4

This verse reads, "For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm," which contradicts the idea in Job 21:24 that prosperity can belong to the ungodly.

Psalm 73:4: For [there are] no bands in their death: but their strength [is] firm. [firm: Heb. fat]

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:25

"The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself," this suggests that generous and good actions lead to prosperity, conflicting with Job 21:24 where the emphasis is on the wicked being prosperous.

Proverbs 11:25: The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. [liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing]
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