Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5-6
This verse emphasizes trusting in the Lord and not leaning on your own understanding, contradicting the self-reliant path that might seem right in Proverbs 16:25.
Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9
It describes the heart as deceitful above all things, suggesting that paths that seem right to a person can be misleading, contrary to the assertion in Proverbs 16:25.
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9
These verses highlight that God's thoughts and ways are higher than human ways, contradicting the idea that what seems right to a person is necessarily the right path.
Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Contradiction with Matthew 7:13-14
These verses speak about the wide and broad path leading to destruction, contrasting with the narrow path that leads to life, similar to the deceptive path mentioned in Proverbs 16:25.
Matthew 7:13-14: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: [strait: or, narrow]
Contradiction with Romans 12:2
This verse urges transformation through renewal of the mind to discern God's will, which may not align with the 'right' way perceived in Proverbs 16:25.
Romans 12:2: And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:25
It emphasizes the superiority of God's foolishness over human wisdom, contradicting the self-assured way that seems right to a person in Proverbs 16:25.
1 Corinthians 1:25: Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Paradox #1
The moral conflict could arise from the idea that what seems right to a person could lead to negative outcomes. This can cause confusion when personal judgment contradicts moral or divine guidance.