Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 37:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 37:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 37:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, people who do bad things might seem powerful for a while, but then they disappear, and you can't find them anymore. It's a reminder that doing wrong doesn't last forever, and good things will come to those who are patient and do the right thing.

Psalms 37:36: Yet he passed away, and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:13

This verse says it will not go well with the wicked, yet they often prosper and live long lives, contradicting the notion in Psalms 37:36 that they pass away and are gone swiftly.

Ecclesiastes 8:13: But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

Contradiction with Psalms 73:3

This verse notes that the wicked seem to prosper and flourish, contradicting the idea in Psalms 37:36 that they vanish rapidly.

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

Contradiction with Job 21:7

This verse questions why the wicked live, become old, and grow mighty, contradicting Psalms 37:36 which suggests the wicked are soon cut off.

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

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

This verse questions why the way of the wicked prospers, contradicting the notion in Psalms 37:36 of their swift disappearance.

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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