Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 14:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 14:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 14:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, good people are strong and brave, and bad people must respect them. Even if bad people try to cause trouble, they will end up needing help from the good ones.

Proverbs 14:19: The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:1-2

This verse suggests that evildoers will wither quickly, which may imply that the wicked are not in subjection to the righteous as quickly as Proverbs 14:19 suggests.

Psalm 37:1-2: [[A Psalm] of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Contradiction with Job 21:7-9

These verses question why the wicked often live in prosperity and are not quickly subjected to the righteous, contradicting Proverbs 14:19.

Job 21:7-9: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

This verse reflects on the fact that sometimes the wicked receive what the righteous deserve, contradicting the idea that the wicked are subjected to the righteous.

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.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in this verse could be the idea that it suggests a guaranteed outcome where the wicked will always end up as servants to the righteous. In reality, this doesn't always happen in our world. Sometimes, wicked people prosper, and good people suffer, which could seem inconsistent with the message of this verse.

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