Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-19
This verse suggests that labor and toil are necessary parts of life, implying that blessing often comes with hard work and sorrow.
Genesis 3:17-19: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:22-23
These verses describe the sorrow and vexation that accompany labor, which differs from the notion of a blessing that adds no sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 2:22-23: For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
Contradiction with 2 Thessalonians 3:10
This verse emphasizes the necessity of working to eat, indicating that blessings often require effort, contrasting with a blessing given without sorrow.
2 Thessalonians 3:10: For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Contradiction with Job 5:7
It states that humans are born to trouble, which implies that life inherently includes sorrow, opposing the idea of blessings devoid of sorrow.
Job 5:7: Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. [trouble: or, labour] [sparks...: Heb. the sons of the burning coal lift up to fly]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:18
This verse notes that increased knowledge brings sorrow, suggesting that blessings (like wisdom) may add sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:18: For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Contradiction with Exodus 20:9-10
These verses command work for six days, implying that toil is a part of receiving blessings, not absent of effort or sorrow.
Exodus 20:9-10: Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: