Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 140:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 140:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 140:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Psalms, good people will say thank you to God and will stay close to Him. This means God promises to be with those who do what's right.

Psalms 140:13: Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2

This verse states that the same fate comes to the righteous and the wicked, contradicting Psalms 140:13 which suggests that the righteous will dwell in God's presence.

Ecclesiastes 9:2: All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath.

Contradiction with Job 21:7-9

These verses indicate that wicked people prosper and live secure lives, which contradicts Psalms 140:13's implication that the wicked will not dwell with God.

Job 21:7-9: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Here, the prosperity of the wicked is questioned, contradicting the assurance in Psalms 140:13 that upright individuals will be rewarded by God's presence.

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 Psalm 73:3-12

Describes the success and well-being of the wicked, contrasting with Psalms 140:13's implication that the righteous will be favored.

Psalm 73:3-12: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Contradiction with Malachi 3:15

This verse observes that evildoers prosper, which contradicts the notion in Psalms 140:13 that suggests the righteous are the ones rewarded by God.

Malachi 3:15: And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, [they that] tempt God are even delivered. [are set up: Heb. are built]
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