Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12
Proverbs 14:12 suggests that a way that seems right to a man can lead to death, which could contradict the clarity and safety implied in choosing the upright path in Proverbs 16:17.
Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20
Ecclesiastes 7:20 states that no one is consistently righteous, which contradicts the notion of consistently keeping one’s way preserved as suggested in Proverbs 16:17.
Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Contradiction with Romans 3:10
Romans 3:10 declares that none is righteous, not even one, challenging the idea of uprightness leading to life as seen in Proverbs 16:17.
Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
Isaiah 64:6 mentions that our righteous acts are like filthy rags, which could contradict the purity implied in Proverbs 16:17.
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 Jeremiah 17:9
Jeremiah 17:9 talks about the deceitfulness and wicked nature of the human heart, suggesting inherent pitfalls, opposing the guidance upright path provides in Proverbs 16:17.
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?