Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 13:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 13:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 13:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, good people don't like lying, but bad people lie a lot and end up embarrassed.

Proverbs 13:5: A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

Contradiction with Genesis 9:21

This verse describes Noah, a righteous man, becoming drunk, which can be seen as a failure in abhorred behavior, contradicting the expectation of righteous conduct in Proverbs 13:5.

Genesis 9:21: And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

Contradiction with Job 1:1

Job is described as perfect and upright, one that feared God and eschewed evil; it contrasts with Proverbs 13:5's implication that the righteous will always avoid any deceit.

Job 1:1: There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

This verse states that there is not a just man upon earth who does good and sins not, contradicting Proverbs 13:5's implication that the righteous are wholly against lies.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

This verse says all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, suggesting that even the righteous can falter, which contradicts Proverbs 13:5's implication of the righteous' consistent truthfulness.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

This verse asserts that if we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves, contradicting the notion in Proverbs 13:5 that the righteous fully abhor lies, implying they could never deceive.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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