Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 37:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 37:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 37:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King David, God will make the good things you do as clear as daylight, and everyone will see how fair and right you are. He will show it as bright as the sun at noon.

Psalms 37:6: And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

This verse describes how sometimes the righteous suffer and the wicked prosper, contradicting the promise in Psalms 37:6 of righteousness being evident as light.

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 21:7-9

These verses describe the prosperity of the wicked, contradictory to the declaration in Psalms 37:6 that righteousness and justice will shine clearly.

Job 21:7-9: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah questions why the wicked prosper, seemingly at odds with the assurance in Psalms 37:6 of the righteous being visibly upheld.

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]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:13

Habakkuk expresses confusion over God's tolerance of treacherous men, contradicting the implication in Psalms 37:6 that justice for the righteous will be clear and apparent.

Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5

These verses narrate the prosperity of the wicked, opposing the message in Psalms 37:6 about the visibility of the righteousness of the just.

Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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