Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 19:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 19:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 19:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, when a king is angry, it is loud and scary like a roaring lion, but when he is happy and kind, it feels gentle and refreshing like morning dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:12: The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favour [is] as dew upon the grass.

Contradiction with Psalm 30:5

This verse states "For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life," suggesting that wrath is fleeting, contrasting with the more fearsome depiction of a king's wrath in Proverbs 19:12.

Psalm 30:5: For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favour [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning. [his anger...: Heb. there is but a moment in his anger] [for a night: Heb. in the evening] [joy: Heb. singing]

Contradiction with Psalm 103:8

Describes the Lord as "slow to anger", which contradicts the fierce and immediate comparison of a king’s wrath to a roaring lion in Proverbs 19:12.

Psalm 103:8: The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. [plentious...: Heb. great in mercy]

Contradiction with James 1:19-20

Advises being "slow to wrath", which contradicts the depiction of wrath in Proverbs 19:12 as something unleashed powerfully like a lion's roar.

James 1:19-20: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:9

Warns against being "quickly provoked in your spirit", suggesting restraint rather than the intense wrath likened to a lion's roar in Proverbs 19:12.

Ecclesiastes 7:9: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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