Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15
This verse observes that righteousness does not always lead to prosperity or long life, contradicting the notion that fearing the Lord and delighting in His commandments guarantees blessings.
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 prosper and live long lives, which contradicts the idea that fearing the Lord is directly tied to prosperity.
Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Contradiction with Psalm 73:3
This verse acknowledges envying the prosperity of the wicked, suggesting that righteousness is not always associated with prosperity and blessings.
Psalm 73:3: 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 wicked prosper and why treacherous people are at ease, which challenges the notion that delighting in God's commandments always leads to blessings.
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 Habakkuk 1:13
This verse questions why God tolerates the treacherous and silent when the wicked swallow up those more righteous, contradicting the idea that the righteous are always favored with blessings for their faithfulness.
Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]