Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 21:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 21:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 21:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, good people feel happy when they make fair decisions, but bad people will face trouble and sadness for doing wrong things.

Proverbs 21:15: [It is] joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This verse advises to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, which contrasts with the idea of justice and destruction for evildoers found in Proverbs 21:15.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Romans 12:19

This verse instructs believers not to seek vengeance but leave it to God's wrath, which contradicts the concept of finding joy in executing justice as mentioned in Proverbs 21:15.

Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Contradiction with James 1:20

This verse states that human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires, opposite to Proverbs 21:15 which suggests justice for the righteous and terror for evildoers.

James 1:20: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
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