Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 97:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 97:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 97:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God gives good things like light and happiness to people who do what is right and have kind hearts. It's like planting seeds that grow into nice things for those who love and follow God.

Psalms 97:11: Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:9

Proverbs 13:9 states "The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out," implying a separation where the wicked do not have light, which can seem to contrast with the implicit notion of Psalms 97:11 where light is sown for the righteous, indicating it is not naturally present.

Proverbs 13:9: The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. [lamp: or, candle]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15

"All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness." Suggests the righteous can suffer despite the promise of light and gladness in Psalms 97:11.

Ecclesiastes 7:15: All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

This verse questions why the way of the wicked prospers, seemingly contradicting the dispensing of light and gladness only to the righteous as suggested in Psalms 97:11.

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 Job 21:7

"Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?" Contrasts with the idea in Psalms 97:11 of light and gladness aligning with the righteous rather than the wicked.

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

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3

"For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked," showing that the experiences of the wicked being prosperous can contradict the message that light and gladness are for the righteous alone.

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