Contradiction with Matthew 5:45
This verse states that God makes the sun rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the just and the unjust, suggesting that both the wicked and the righteous experience God's providence, as opposed to being cut off from the earth.
Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15
This verse observes that a just man perishes in his righteousness and a wicked man prolongs his life in wickedness, contrary to the idea that the wicked will be cut off.
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
This verse questions why the wicked live, become old, and even grow mighty in power, suggesting they are not swiftly removed from the earth.
Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5
These verses describe the prosperity of the wicked and their lack of suffering, contrasting with the notion that they will be rooted out of the earth.
Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1
This verse questions why the way of the wicked prospers, indicating that they are not immediately cut off from the land.
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]
Paradox #1
Proverbs 2:22 might raise questions about contradiction or inconsistency related to the idea of being removed from the land. Some might see it as conflicting with themes of forgiveness and redemption present elsewhere in religious teachings. While this verse suggests a strict consequence for certain actions, other parts of scripture emphasize mercy and second chances, which could be seen as inconsistent.