Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 15:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 15:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 15:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King Solomon, if you are lazy, life can feel like walking through sharp, poky bushes that slow you down. But if you choose to be good and do the right things, life can feel smooth and easy, like walking on a nice, clear path.

Proverbs 15:19: The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain. [is made...: Heb. is raised up as a causey]

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:4

While Proverbs 15:19 suggests that the way of the slothful is hindered, Proverbs 10:4 implies that diligence, which contrasts slothfulness, leads to wealth, not the hindrances of slothfulness.

Proverbs 10:4: He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:10

Proverbs 15:19 portrays the slothful path as obstructed, but Ecclesiastes 9:10 encourages doing work with all one's might, contrasting slothfulness.

Ecclesiastes 9:10: Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:24

This verse states that the diligent will rule, contrasting the hindrance and lack of progress suggested for the slothful in Proverbs 15:19.

Proverbs 12:24: The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. [slothful: or, deceitful]

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:4

This verse shows that the diligent are fulfilled, which contradicts the image of a hindered, slothful path given in Proverbs 15:19.

Proverbs 13:4: The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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