Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 21:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 21:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 21:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse means that sometimes bad people do wrong things, and it seems like nobody tells them they are wrong or makes them pay for what they did. It shows that life isn't always fair, but God knows everything.

Job 21:31: Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him [what] he hath done?

Contradiction with Psalm 1:6

Job 21:31 speaks of the impunity of the wicked before others, while Psalm 1:6 suggests that the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 1:6: For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:21

Job 21:31 implies a lack of accountability, whereas Proverbs 11:21 assures that the wicked will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 11:21: [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:12-13

Job 21:31 notes a lack of immediate judgement, but Ecclesiastes 8:12-13 states that it shall not be well with 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 Matthew 13:49-50

Job 21:31 questions who charges the wicked with their ways, but Matthew 13:49-50 foretells the angels severing the wicked from among the just.

Matthew 13:49-50: So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction in this verse may revolve around the idea of accountability. It could raise the question of why some wrongdoers appear to go unpunished or why there is a lack of justice for their actions. This might seem inconsistent with the belief that all actions have consequences and that justice should prevail.

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