Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20
This verse states that there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin, which contradicts Proverbs 13:6's implication that righteousness guards the good.
Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Contradiction with Romans 3:10
This verse asserts that there is no one righteous, not even one, challenging the idea of righteousness as a protective force.
Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Contradiction with Psalm 14:3
It mentions that all have turned away and become corrupt, opposing the concept that righteousness maintains one's path as suggested by Proverbs 13:6.
Psalm 14:3: They are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one. [filthy: Heb. stinking]
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
It declares all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags, which contradicts the notion of righteousness being sufficiently protective.
Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Contradiction with Job 9:20-22
Job acknowledges that even if he were righteous, his own mouth would condemn him, suggesting that righteousness is not a foolproof defense.
Job 9:20-22: If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: [if I say], I [am] perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
Contradiction with Galatians 2:16
It articulates that a person is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, contrasting the idea of righteousness guarding the upright.
Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.