Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 16:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 16:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 16:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus tells a story about a poor man named Lazarus who was very sick and lay outside a rich man's house. Lazarus was so poor that he wished he could eat the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table.

Luke 16:20: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:22

This verse suggests wealth as a blessing from the Lord without sorrow, seemingly contradicting the suffering of the poor man in Luke 16:20.

Proverbs 10:22: The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:21

This verse implies that sinners are rewarded with evil, yet the poor man Lazarus suffers despite being righteous.

Proverbs 13:21: Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Contradiction with Psalm 112:3

This verse promises wealth and riches in a righteous man's house, yet Lazarus, a righteous character, is in poverty.

Psalm 112:3: Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:11-12

These verses describe God's promise of prosperity to His people, contrasting the poverty of Lazarus despite his righteousness.

Deuteronomy 28:11-12: And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. [in goods: or, for good] [body: Heb. belly]

Contradiction with Psalm 37:25

This verse states that the righteous will not be forsaken or beg for bread, which contradicts Lazarus's situation begging for scraps.

Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:33

This verse implies blessings in the house of the just, but Lazarus, though just, suffers deprivation.

Proverbs 3:33: The curse of the LORD [is] in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
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