Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 1:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 1:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 1:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, a wise person is giving advice to help protect someone and their child from danger. They are saying it's important to listen and act to keep everyone safe.

1 Kings 1:12: Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:14

This verse states that "in the multitude of counsellors there is safety," which contradicts 1 Kings 1:12, where a single counsel is offered as a safe solution.

Proverbs 11:14: Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.

Contradiction with James 1:5

This verse suggests asking God for wisdom, implying divine guidance is superior to human advice, whereas 1 Kings 1:12 relies on human counsel.

James 1:5: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse warns against trusting in man, which contradicts the reliance on human counsel in 1 Kings 1:12.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
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