Contradiction with Job 4:7
Job 4:7 suggests that those who perish are those who have done wrong, contradicting Job 21:5 where Job expresses bewilderment at the prosperity of the wicked.
Job 4:7: Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Contradiction with Psalm 73:3
Psalm 73:3 shows the Psalmist also troubled by the prosperity of the wicked, which aligns with the questioning aspect of Job 21:5 rather than contradicting it.
Psalm 73:3: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Contradiction with Proverbs 3:33
Proverbs 3:33 declares that the curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, contradicting Job 21:5 where Job describes the success of the wicked.
Proverbs 3:33: The curse of the LORD [is] in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14
Ecclesiastes 8:14 discusses the righteous suffering and the wicked prospering, which complements Job 21:5 rather than contradicting it.
Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1
Jeremiah 12:1 aligns with Job 21:5, raising the question of why the wicked prosper, rather than directly contradicting it.
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 Malachi 3:15
Malachi 3:15 supports the observation of Job 21:5 that the wicked appear to prosper, rather than contradicting it.
Malachi 3:15: And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, [they that] tempt God are even delivered. [are set up: Heb. are built]