Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 10:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 10:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 10:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, God wants to help kids who have no parents and people who are treated unfairly, so that no one will be mean or scary to them anymore.

Psalms 10:18: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. [oppress: or, terrify]

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:21

This verse states "Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered," which contrasts Psalms 10:18 by asserting that the wicked will face punishment, whereas Psalms 10:18 focuses on providing justice for the oppressed.

Proverbs 11:21: [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:11

This verse highlights how "sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily," contradicting the idea in Psalms 10:18 that emphasizes immediate justice for the oppressed and punishment for the wicked.

Ecclesiastes 8:11: Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:28

This verse claims "For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off," in contrast to Psalms 10:18 which does not specify the immediacy of justice for the wicked's descendants.

Psalm 37:28: For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Contradiction with Job 21:7

This verse questions "Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?" which opposes Psalms 10:18 as it implies the wicked prosper, rather than face retribution.

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

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15

This verse discusses how "there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness," which contradicts the assertion of justice in Psalms 10:18.

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.
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