Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 1:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 1:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 1:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, this verse means that a good person is like a strong tree near water, growing good fruit and never drying up, and everything they do will be successful. It's like when you work hard and stay close to things that help you, you'll do really well in life.

Psalms 1:3: And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. [wither: Heb. fade]

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.
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