Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 5:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 5:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 5:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to scholars on the Book of Job, this verse means, "We have learned something important, so listen carefully because it can help you." It suggests that understanding and wisdom are valuable for making life better.

Job 5:27: Lo this, we have searched it, so it [is]; hear it, and know thou [it] for thy good. [for...: Heb. for thyself]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15

This verse suggests that the righteous may perish while the wicked live long, contradicting the promise of prosperity and safety in Job 5:27.

Ecclesiastes 7:15: All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5

These verses describe how the wicked seem to prosper and live without troubles, in contrast to the assurance given in Job 5:27.

Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah questions why the way of the wicked prospers, challenging the assurance of justice and fulfillment in Job 5:27.

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 Psalm 37:35-36

These verses describe the flourishing of the wicked, which contrasts with the promised security for the righteous in Job 5:27.

Psalm 37:35-36: I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. [a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:13

Habakkuk questions why God tolerates treachery and lets the wicked prosper, challenging the notion of divine justice as described in Job 5:27.

Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]
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