Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 11:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 11:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 11:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of Proverbs, people who are honest and good make smart choices that help them, but people who lie and do bad things end up getting hurt because of it.

Proverbs 11:3: The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:7

This verse emphasizes the integrity of the righteous and aligns with Proverbs 11:3 rather than contradicting it.

Proverbs 20:7: The just [man] walketh in his integrity: his children [are] blessed after him.

Contradiction with Psalm 26:1

This verse highlights living with integrity, consistent with the principles in Proverbs 11:3.

Psalm 26:1: [[A Psalm] of David.] Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; [therefore] I shall not slide.

Contradiction with Job 2:3

This verse shows God's acknowledgment of Job's integrity, aligning rather than contradicting Proverbs 11:3.

Job 2:3: And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. [to destroy...: Heb. to swallow him up]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:4

This verse calls for integrity, reinforcing Proverbs 11:3 more than contradicting it.

1 Kings 9:4: And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, [and] wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:16

This verse talks about having a good conscience and integrity, supporting Proverbs 11:3.

1 Peter 3:16: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
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