Contradiction with Job 21:7
Job questions why the wicked live on and become old, gaining power and wealth, which contrasts with the promise of God sparing those who serve Him in Malachi 3:17.
Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14
The author observes that righteous people sometimes receive what the wicked deserve, contradicting Malachi 3:17's assurance of God's people being spared.
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 73:3-5
The psalmist notes the prosperity of the wicked, which contradicts the notion in Malachi 3:17 that those who serve God are spared or blessed.
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 expresses confusion over the prosperity of the wicked, which contradicts the protection and special regard for the righteous described in Malachi 3:17.
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 Habakkuk 1:13
Habakkuk wonders why God tolerates treachery and allows the wicked to prosper, contradicting Malachi 3:17's promise of sparing those who are God's.
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]