Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 10:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 10:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 10:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Proverbs, good people are remembered in a nice way because they are kind, but bad people are forgotten because they are not nice. It's like how we like to remember our friends who are kind to us.

Proverbs 10:7: The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that a son will not bear the iniquity of the father, yet Proverbs 10:7 suggests a long-lasting memory of the wicked which may affect descendants.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

This verse claims that the dead know nothing and are forgotten, in contrast to Proverbs 10:7 which indicates that the memory of the wicked will rot, implying remembrance.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:25

God declares He will not remember sins, which contradicts the notion in Proverbs 10:7 that the reputation of the wicked is enduringly negative.

Isaiah 43:25: I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Contradiction with Psalm 103:12

This verse speaks of sins being removed as far as the east is from the west, contradicting the idea that the wicked's memory rots, indicating a lasting negative remembrance.

Psalm 103:12: As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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