Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ecclesiastes 12:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ecclesiastes 12:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ecclesiastes 12:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse talks about getting older and how things can feel scary or hard, like being afraid of heights or feeling tired. It also means that as people grow older, they think more about going to heaven, and others feel sad when someone passes away.

Ecclesiastes 12:5: Also [when] they shall be afraid of [that which is] high, and fears [shall be] in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:16

Ecclesiastes 12:5 speaks about the deterioration and fears of old age, while this verse emphasizes the inward renewal and endurance of the spirit despite outward decay.

2 Corinthians 4:16: For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:31

This verse suggests that those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength and not be weary, contrasting with the frailty and fear described in Ecclesiastes 12:5.

Isaiah 40:31: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint. [renew: Heb. change]

Contradiction with Psalm 103:5

Ecclesiastes 12:5 mentions the decline in old age, whereas this verse talks about being renewed like the eagle, indicating vitality and strength.

Psalm 103:5: Who satisfieth thy mouth with good [things; so that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Contradiction with Job 33:25

Ecclesiastes 12:5 focuses on the frailties of aging, but this verse speaks of becoming fresher than a child, implying rejuvenation.

Job 33:25: His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth: [a child's: Heb. childhood]

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:31

This verse portrays gray hair, a symbol of old age, as a crown of glory when found in righteousness, differing from the negative depiction in Ecclesiastes 12:5.

Proverbs 16:31: The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness.
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