Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 24:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 24:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 24:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, even when people feel safe and secure, God is always watching what they do. He sees everything and pays attention to their actions.

Job 24:23: [Though] it be given him [to be] in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes [are] upon their ways.

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

This verse suggests that there is a way that seems right to a man but ends in death, contradicting Job 24:23 by implying that humans' sense of security can be misguided.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:28

This verse states that the Lord loves justice and does not forsake His saints, which contradicts the notion in Job 24:23 of God leaving people to feel secure without guidance.

Psalm 37:28: For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:12-13

These verses say that it shall not be well with the wicked, contradicting Job 24:23 by asserting the inevitable downfall of those who seem secure in their wickedness.

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 Isaiah 57:21

This verse claims there is no peace for the wicked, contrasting Job 24:23's implication that the wicked can dwell secure.

Isaiah 57:21: [There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

Contradiction with Psalm 73:18-19

These verses indicate that the wicked are set in slippery places and will be cast down, which contradicts Job 24:23 by emphasizing their eventual downfall.

Psalm 73:18-19: Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

Paradox #1

Job 24:23 can be seen as having a contradiction or inconsistency as it suggests that God provides security to some while they continue to do wrong, highlighting a tension between justice and mercy. This may seem unjust, as it appears that bad behavior is not immediately punished. This can lead to confusion about the moral structure of justice in the world.

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