Contradictions Catalog of Ecclesiastes 4:13
Ecclesiastes 4:13 contradicts following 13 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Ecclesiastes 4:13 for quick understanding.
Ecclesiastes 4:13: Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. [who...: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished]
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leviticus 19:32 | Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I [am] the LORD. |
| 2. | Joshua 23:2 | And Joshua called for all Israel, [and] for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old [and] stricken in age: |
| 3. | Judges 20:8 | And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any [of us] go to his tent, neither will we any [of us] turn into his house. |
| 4. | 1 Samuel 12:2 | And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons [are] with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day. |
| 5. | 1 Kings 12:6 | And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? |
| 6. | 2 Chronicles 34:1 | Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. |
| 7. | Job 12:12 | With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding. |
| 8. | Job 15:10 | With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father. |
| 9. | Job 32:4 | Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they [were] elder than he. [waited...: Heb. expected Job in words] [elder: Heb. elder for days] |
| 10. | Job 32:6 | And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I [am] young, and ye [are] very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. [young: Heb. few of days] [durst...: Heb. feared] |
| 11. | Job 32:7 | I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom. |
| 12. | Job 32:9 | Great men are not [always] wise: neither do the aged understand judgment. |
| 13. | Proverbs 16:31 | The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness. |
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