Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 14:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 14:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 14:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, people who do what is right and good are showing that they respect and love God, while those who do bad things are showing that they do not care about Him.

Proverbs 14:2: He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:7

Proverbs 16:7 states that when a man's ways please the Lord, even his enemies are at peace with him. This contradicts Proverbs 14:2 by implying that peace is a result of pleasing God, whereas Proverbs 14:2 emphasizes the fear of the Lord as key to walking uprightly.

Proverbs 16:7: When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Jeremiah 17:9 declares that the heart is deceitful above all things, suggesting that human understanding and ways are inherently flawed, which contrasts with Proverbs 14:2's view of walking in uprightness through the fear of the Lord.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

Ecclesiastes 7:20 claims there is not a just man on earth who does good and never sins. This contrasts with Proverbs 14:2, which implies the possibility of an upright walk by fearing the Lord.

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

Contradiction with Romans 3:10-12

Romans 3:10-12 insists that no one is righteous and no one seeks God, contradicting Proverbs 14:2's premise that through fearing the Lord, one can walk uprightly.

Romans 3:10-12: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

Isaiah 64:6 describes all our righteous acts as filthy rags before God, opposing the notion in Proverbs 14:2 of walking uprightly by one's actions in fearing the Lord.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Psalm 14:1

Psalm 14:1 states that there is none that does good, countering the implication in Proverbs 14:2 that one can be upright by fearing the Lord.

Psalm 14:1: [To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David.] The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good.
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