Contradiction with Job 8:20
Job 8:20 states that God will not cast away a perfect man, which seems contrary to Job 8:5, where it suggests one must seek God and be pure to be heard, implying a more conditional response from God.
Job 8:20: Behold, God will not cast away a perfect [man], neither will he help the evil doers: [help...: Heb. take the ungodly by the hand] [come: Heb. shall not be]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14
This verse points out that sometimes the wicked get what the righteous deserve and vice versa, which contradicts the implication in Job 8:5 that seeking God and purity lead to favorable outcomes.
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 Psalm 73:12-14
Here, the wicked prosper and are at ease, which seems to contradict the implication of Job 8:5 that seeking God and being pure results in God's favor.
Psalm 73:12-14: Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1
Jeremiah questions why the wicked prosper, contradicting the premise in Job 8:5 that righteousness and purity before God always result in divine favor.
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 Matthew 5:45
This verse highlights that God makes the sun rise on the evil and the good, contradicting the idea in Job 8:5 that divine favor is exclusively for those who seek God.
Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15
It observes that a righteous person perishes in his righteousness, while a wicked person lives long in wickedness, opposing the outcome expected in Job 8:5.
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.