Contradiction with Proverbs 11:5
Righteousness is portrayed as a path-making virtue, not just security, suggesting a more active role of the righteous than Proverbs 28:18, which implies a more passive safeguard.
Proverbs 11:5: The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. [direct: Heb. rectify]
Contradiction with Proverbs 10:9
This verse suggests the righteous will walk safely, similar to Proverbs 28:18, but implies no danger of falling rather than a contrast outcome for the perverse, which adds nuance but doesn't fully contradict.
Proverbs 10:9: He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15
Indicates that sometimes the righteous perish seemingly unjustly, contrasting the promise of being saved by integrity in Proverbs 28:18.
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 Job 21:7-9
Describes the wicked living long and prosperous lives, which contradicts the assertion in Proverbs 28:18 that perverse ways lead to a fall.
Job 21:7-9: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5
Observes the prosperity of the wicked, challenging the idea in Proverbs 28:18 that wickedness results in downfall.
Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1
Questions why the way of the wicked prospers, which contrasts the promise in Proverbs 28:18 regarding the downfall of the perverse.
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]