Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7
God looks at the heart, not outward appearances, contradicting the idea that a good man automatically receives favor from the Lord based solely on actions.
1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11
Time and chance happen to all, indicating that favor and outcomes are not strictly based on one's goodness.
Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Contradiction with Job 21:7-9
The wicked often prosper, contradicting the notion that divine favor is given only to the good.
Job 21:7-9: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Contradiction with Matthew 5:45
God sends rain on the just and the unjust, suggesting divine blessings and judgments are not always based on one's moral standing.
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 Romans 9:15-16
God’s mercy is not dependent on human will or effort, contradicting the idea that goodness ensures divine favor.
Romans 9:15-16: For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Paradox #1
Proverbs 12:2 talks about how a good person receives favor from the Lord, while a wicked person is condemned. The contradiction might arise if one considers situations where seemingly good people experience misfortune or wicked people prosper, leading to questions about the fairness or consistency of divine justice.