Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5-6
These verses emphasize the curse on those who trust in man and make flesh their strength, suggesting a different outcome than the prosperity and fruitfulness promised in Psalms 1:3.
Jeremiah 17:5-6: 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 Job 21:7-13
These verses describe how the wicked often live prosperous and long lives, contradicting the idea that only the righteous, like the tree in Psalms 1:3, experience such blessings.
Job 21:7-13: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Contradiction with Psalms 73:2-12
These verses express the psalmist's frustration at seeing the prosperity of the wicked, seemingly contradicting Psalms 1:3 where the righteous are the ones who thrive.
Psalms 73:2-12: But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14
This verse notes that the righteous sometimes receive what the wicked deserve, implying a contradiction to the assured prosperity of the righteous in Psalms 1:3.
Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.
Contradiction with Proverbs 13:23
This verse suggests that sometimes the poor, despite their hard work (a form of righteousness), do not reap the benefits due to injustice, contradicting the assured prosperity in Psalms 1:3.
Proverbs 13:23: Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.