Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 37:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 37:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 37:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, good people will receive a wonderful place to live and will stay there forever. It means if you are kind and do what is right, you will be given a special and happy home.

Psalms 37:29: The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:5

This verse states that the meek shall inherit the earth, suggesting that inheritance is based on meekness rather than righteousness.

Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2

This verse implies that the same fate comes to both the righteous and the wicked, contradicting the idea of a distinct inheritance for the righteous.

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

This verse questions why the wicked live, become old, and mighty in power, contrary to the implication that they will not inherit the land.

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

Contradiction with Psalms 73:3

This verse notes that the wicked prosper, which contradicts the idea that only the righteous will endure and possess the land.

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

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1-2

These verses describe the prosperity of the wicked, which seems to contradict the notion of the righteous being the ones who inherit the land eternally.

Jeremiah 12:1-2: 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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