Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ecclesiastes 4:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ecclesiastes 4:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ecclesiastes 4:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Ecclesiastes, people can see everyone living and working on Earth, and they notice when a new leader or important person takes the place of someone else. This reminds us that different people come and go, but life keeps going for everyone under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 4:15: I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse emphasizes trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not leaning on your own understanding, which contradicts the notion of following after a leader mentioned in Ecclesiastes 4:15.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:10

This verse instructs that Christ is the only leader, contradicting the idea of following earthly kings or leaders noted in Ecclesiastes 4:15.

Matthew 23:10: Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, [even] Christ.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:7

Here, God tells Samuel that the people rejected God as their king, contradicting the concept of another leading the people as mentioned in Ecclesiastes 4:15.

1 Samuel 8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:22

This verse advises to stop trusting in mere humans, which contradicts the reliance on a human leader shown in Ecclesiastes 4:15.

Isaiah 2:22: Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
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