Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 10:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 10:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 10:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, if you listen and follow good advice, you are living the right way, but if you ignore being corrected, you make mistakes and go the wrong way. It's like learning to ride a bike; if you listen to your teacher, you'll learn faster and not fall.

Proverbs 10:17: He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. [erreth: or, causeth to err]

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

This verse suggests that individuals may perceive their own ways as correct, contradicting the notion of heeding instruction to stay on the path of life.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:16

This verse implies that a righteous person may repeatedly fall and recover, contrasting with Proverbs 10:17's idea that following instruction avoids straying from the path.

Proverbs 24:16: For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

No one on earth is perfect and sinless, challenging the idea that one can avoid error simply by keeping instruction.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

It speaks to the unpredictability of life's path, suggesting that human understanding and instruction might not ensure one stays on course.

Jeremiah 10:23: O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Contradiction with Romans 7:15

Describes a struggle with following commandments and doing what is right, contradicting the straightforward adherence implied in Proverbs 10:17.

Romans 7:15: For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. [allow: Gr. know]
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