Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 12:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 12:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 12:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, when you do what is right and good, it brings you a happy and full life, and you won't face bad things that last forever. It's like walking on a safe path that keeps you away from harm.

Proverbs 12:28: In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:24

This verse suggests that if a righteous person turns away from righteousness and sins, they will die, contradicting Proverbs 12:28 which implies the righteous have a secure path to life.

Ezekiel 18:24: But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, [and] doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked [man] doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

Contradiction with Psalm 34:19

This verse acknowledges that the righteous face many afflictions, while Proverbs 12:28 seems to indicate an untroubled path for the righteous.

Psalm 34:19: Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15

This verse observes that a righteous person can perish despite their righteousness, contradicting Proverbs 12:28 which suggests a path of no death for the righteous.

Ecclesiastes 7:15: All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.

Contradiction with Job 21:7

This verse questions why the wicked often live long and powerful lives, contradicting the idea in Proverbs 12:28 that righteousness leads to secure life.

Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

This verse questions why the wicked prosper, contrasting with Proverbs 12:28 which implies that righteousness leads to life and peace.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]
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