Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 10:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 10:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 10:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, a wise child works hard and gathers food when it's sunny and warm, but a lazy child sleeps when it's time to collect the harvest and makes their family feel bad.

Proverbs 10:5: He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

This verse advises not to worry about tomorrow, contrasting with Proverbs 10:5, which emphasizes the importance of foresight and diligence.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:26

This verse suggests that God provides for the birds without their labor, which contradicts the necessity of working in the summer according to Proverbs 10:5.

Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:15

This verse promotes joy and enjoyment of life over toil, which contradicts the idea of hard work in preparation mentioned in Proverbs 10:5.

Ecclesiastes 8:15: Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

Contradiction with Luke 12:22-24

These verses imply that one should not worry about daily needs, challenging the necessity of preparing and gathering in advance as advised in Proverbs 10:5.

Luke 12:22-24: And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

This verse cautions against storing up earthly treasures, which contradicts the encouragement to gather in summer provided in Proverbs 10:5.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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