Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 31:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 31:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 31:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, if Job has done something wrong, he is saying it would be fair for someone else to enjoy the results of his hard work, and for his children to suffer.

Job 31:8: [Then] let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:12

While Job 31:8 implies a form of punishment for wrong actions, Exodus 20:12 promises prosperity through honoring one's parents without a specific consequence for wrongdoing.

Exodus 20:12: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Contradiction with Galatians 6:7

Job 31:8 describes a direct consequence of wrongdoing, whereas Galatians 6:7 sets a general principle of reaping what one sows, not mentioning punishment as direct as Job 31:8.

Galatians 6:7: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Contradiction with Psalm 1:3

Job 31:8 suggests failure for wrongdoing, but Psalm 1:3 describes prosperity for the righteous, highlighting a positive outcome rather than punishment.

Psalm 1:3: And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. [wither: Heb. fade]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

Job 31:8 implies children suffering for the parent's wrongdoing, whereas Ezekiel 18:20 states that the son will not bear the father's guilt, focusing on individual accountability.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:18

This suggests that righteousness obtains a true reward, which indirectly contradicts Job 31:8's implication of losing reward due to wrongdoing without highlighting the righteousness aspect.

Proverbs 11:18: The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.
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