Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 16:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 16:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 16:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, people work hard because they need to eat and take care of themselves. When we're hungry, it makes us want to keep working so we can have food.

Proverbs 16:26: He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. [He...: Heb. The soul of him that] [craveth...: Heb. boweth unto him]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 5:12

This verse suggests that a laborer's sleep is sweet, whether they eat little or much, whereas Proverbs 16:26 suggests that a man's appetite drives him to labor, implying a form of unrest or need motivating work.

Ecclesiastes 5:12: The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

Jesus teaches not to worry about life, food, or drink, contradicting the idea in Proverbs 16:26 that a man's appetite prompts him to labor for sustenance.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with Luke 12:24

This verse mentions that God provides for the ravens, which do not labor or store up, suggesting a contrast to Proverbs 16:26 where labor is driven by desire for food.

Luke 12:24: Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Contradiction with Psalms 127:2

This verse implies that it is vain to rise early and labor late for food, while Proverbs 16:26 speaks of labor driven by the need to satisfy hunger.

Psalms 127:2: [It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep.
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