Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 15:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 15:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 15:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of Proverbs, wise people make good choices that lead them up to a happy life, away from trouble. They focus on doing the right things so they won't end up in a bad place.

Proverbs 15:24: The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

This verse suggests the dead know nothing, contradicting the idea of an upward path leading away from the grave indicated in Proverbs 15:24.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:39

This verse implies that losing one’s life for a higher purpose leads to finding it, contrasting the idea of an upward escape from death as a clear, single path for the wise.

Matthew 10:39: He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Contradiction with Job 14:10-12

These verses highlight the finality of death, contrary to the notion of avoiding the grave through wisdom as noted in Proverbs 15:24.

Job 14:10-12: But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where [is] he? [wasteth...: Heb. is weakened, or, cut off]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:25

It presents the idea that God’s folly is wiser than human wisdom, questioning the sufficiency of human wisdom to lead upward to life in the context of Proverbs 15:24.

1 Corinthians 1:25: Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

Suggests that God's ways and thoughts are higher than human ways, implying that human wisdom alone may not secure an upward path to life, in contrast to Proverbs 15:24.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
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