Contradiction with Proverbs 19:27
Where Proverbs 10:8 values receiving commandments, Proverbs 19:27 warns against listening to instruction that leads away from knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27: Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causeth] to err from the words of knowledge.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:5
Proverbs 10:8 suggests the wise receive commandments, while Ecclesiastes 7:5 values hearing rebuke from the wise over the songs of fools, challenging the idea of following orders without discernment.
Ecclesiastes 7:5: [It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Contradiction with Matthew 15:9
While Proverbs 10:8 emphasizes following commandments, Matthew 15:9 critiques teachings that elevate human commandments above true worship.
Matthew 15:9: But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.
Contradiction with Galatians 1:10
Proverbs 10:8 upholds adhering to commandments, whereas Galatians 1:10 suggests seeking to please God rather than men, challenging the source of such commandments.
Galatians 1:10: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Paradox #1
Proverbs 10:8 talks about wisdom and obedience versus foolishness and stubbornness. The moral conflict could arise when someone values independence and speaking their mind, seeing obedience as a lack of personal freedom or self-expression. For such a person, following instructions without question, as the verse might suggest, could feel like a contradiction to their belief in autonomy and critical thinking.