Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
This verse emphasizes trusting in God with all one's heart and not relying on one's understanding, while Psalms 131:3 suggests a call to hope, focusing more on an emotional state rather than a trust-based action.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5
This verse warns against trusting in humans or one's own strength, contradicting Psalms 131:3's encouragement to hope in the Lord eternally.
Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11
It implies a sense of randomness in life's events, contrasting with the assured hope in divine support emphasized in Psalms 131:3.
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 30:26
Job speaks of experiencing darkness despite expecting good, opposing the notion of unwavering hope as seen in Psalms 131:3.
Job 30:26: When I looked for good, then evil came [unto me]: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
Contradiction with Isaiah 40:30
Although young people are seen as naturally strong, this verse suggests their failure without divine hope, contrasting the assumed strength in hope from Psalms 131:3.
Isaiah 40:30: Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: