Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 21:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 21:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 21:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, people who do bad things and steal will face trouble because they choose not to do what is right and fair. Doing wrong will eventually bring harm to themselves.

Proverbs 21:7: The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. [destroy...: Heb. saw them, or, dwell with them]

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:21

While Proverbs 21:7 suggests the destructive path of the wicked, Proverbs 13:21 indicates that evil pursues sinners, seemingly attributing the outcome to an external pursuit rather than internal actions.

Proverbs 13:21: Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Contradiction with Job 21:7-9

Proverbs 21:7 implies ruin for the wicked, but Job 21:7-9 questions why the wicked live long and prosper, directly challenging the idea of immediate or inevitable destruction.

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

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15

Proverbs 21:7 suggests the downfall of the wicked, yet Ecclesiastes 7:15 observes that sometimes the wicked live long and the righteous perish, potentially contradicting the direct outcomes suggested.

Ecclesiastes 7:15: All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5

Proverbs 21:7 notes consequences for the wicked, while Psalm 73:3-5 describes the prosperity and health of the wicked, contradicting immediate negative consequences.

Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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