Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 37:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 37:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 37:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God will stop bad people from being strong, but He will take care of and support good people. This means God helps those who do the right things.

Psalms 37:17: For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:33

This verse states that the curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked, whereas Psalms 37:17 suggests the arms of the wicked shall be broken, indicating their downfall directly by an act rather than indirectly by a curse.

Proverbs 3:33: The curse of the LORD [is] in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

It describes a situation where righteous people get what the wicked deserve, and vice versa, contradicting the clear distinction and outcome in Psalms 37:17.

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 Job 21:7

In Job, the wicked often live long and grow mighty in power, contrasting with the notion in Psalms 37:17 that their strength will be broken.

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

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Questions why the way of the wicked prospers, contradicting Psalms 37:17, which ensures the breaking of the wicked’s power.

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]
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