Contradiction with Job 12:6
Job describes how the tents of robbers prosper and those who provoke God are secure, contrary to Malachi 3:12 which promises blessings to obedient nations.
Job 12:6: The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
Contradiction with Psalm 73:3
The psalmist observes the prosperity of the wicked, which contradicts the idea in Malachi 3:12 that delight comes from God's favor.
Psalm 73:3: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14
Highlights the vanity when the righteous suffer while the wicked receive what the righteous deserve, challenging the promise of universal blessing in Malachi 3:12.
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 Jeremiah 12:1
Jeremiah questions why the wicked prosper if Malachi 3:12 promises blessings for the righteous.
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
States that God makes the sun rise on the evil and the good, which contrasts with the selective blessing of nations in Malachi 3:12.
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 Luke 6:24
Warns of woes for the rich, which contrasts with the prosperous nations depicted in Malachi 3:12.
Luke 6:24: But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
Contradiction with 1 Peter 4:12
Believers are told to expect fiery trials, which contradicts the expectation of continuous blessing in Malachi 3:12.
1 Peter 4:12: Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: