Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 21:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 21:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 21:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Proverbs, a good person understands what happens in the life of a wicked person, and knows that God will stop the wicked because of the bad things they do.

Proverbs 21:12: The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness.

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3

Proverbs 21:12 indicates the righteous observe and cause the wicked to fall, but Psalm 73:3 shows the wicked prospering, which contradicts the expected downfall.

Psalm 73:3: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

While Proverbs 21:12 suggests the righteous observe justice upon the wicked, Ecclesiastes 8:14 points out the paradox of the wicked being treated righteously and the righteous suffering as the wicked.

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 Job 21:7

Proverbs 21:12 suggests the righteous witness the fall of the wicked, yet Job 21:7 questions why the wicked often live, grow old, and become mighty.

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

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Proverbs 21:12 implies the downfall of the wicked, yet Jeremiah 12:1 questions why the wicked prosper in their ways.

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 Psalm 94:3

Proverbs 21:12 shows the supposed fall of the wicked witnessed by the righteous, whereas Psalm 94:3 asks how long the wicked will triumph, suggesting their prevailing.

Psalm 94:3: LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
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