Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 36:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 36:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 36:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, God cares more about our hearts and how we behave than about money or being strong. Even if we have a lot of gold or power, those things don't make us special to Him.

Job 36:19: Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

This verse emphasizes that earthly treasures are temporary and corruptible, contradicting Job 36:19's implication of the value in material wealth in distress.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:20

This verse advises storing treasures in heaven, again contrasting with Job 36:19's focus on worldly wealth's effectiveness in deliverance.

Matthew 6:20: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:4

This verse states that riches do not profit in the day of wrath, directly opposing Job 36:19's suggestion that wealth might ransom from distress.

Proverbs 11:4: Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Contradiction with James 5:1-3

These verses highlight the futility and corruption of riches in the last days, contradicting the idea suggested in Job 36:19 concerning reliance on wealth during hardship.

James 5:1-3: Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].
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