Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 128:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 128:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 128:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, if you work hard, you will enjoy what your work gives you, and this will make you happy and everything will be good for you.

Psalms 128:2: For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy [shalt] thou [be], and [it shall be] well with thee.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

This verse contradicts Psalms 128:2 by suggesting that success is not always guaranteed by hard work, but often depends on chance.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Job 14:1

This verse indicates that human life is characterized by trouble, contrasting the happy and prosperous life described in Psalms 128:2.

Job 14:1: Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. [few...: Heb. short of days]

Contradiction with Psalm 73:12

This verse describes the wicked prospering and being at ease, in opposition to the idea that righteous labor brings blessings as stated in Psalms 128:2.

Psalm 73:12: Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah questions why the wicked prosper, contradicting the notion that only the righteous who fear the Lord enjoy the fruits of their labor as described in Psalms 128:2.

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 Matthew 5:11-12

These verses suggest that those who follow righteousness may face persecution, contradicting the blessing of prosperity for those who fear the Lord mentioned in Psalms 128:2.

Matthew 5:11-12: Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. [falsely: Gr. lying]
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