Contradiction with Proverbs 10:4
Proverbs 10:4 implies that diligence is rewarded while idleness leads to poverty, contrasting with Joel 2:25's promise of restoration regardless of past actions.
Proverbs 10:4: He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Contradiction with Matthew 25:29
Matthew 25:29 suggests that those who have will be given more, and those without will lose even what they have, differing from Joel 2:25's theme of restoration.
Matthew 25:29: For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Contradiction with Galatians 6:7
Galatians 6:7 states that a person reaps what they sow, conflicting with Joel 2:25's assurance of receiving back what was lost.
Galatians 6:7: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20
Ezekiel 18:20 emphasizes individual responsibility for sin, contrasting with the communal restoration of Joel 2:25.
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 Job 4:8
Job 4:8 claims that those who plow iniquity reap the same, which contradicts the promise of restoration in Joel 2:25 regardless of past wrongdoings.
Job 4:8: Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.