Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 22:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 22:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 22:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, God wants us to listen carefully to smart and good people and think hard about what they teach us so we can learn and grow wise. It's like when a teacher tells you important things, and you should pay close attention to understand better.

Proverbs 22:17: Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Contradiction with Proverbs 1:5

While Proverbs 22:17 encourages hearing the words of the wise, Proverbs 1:5 suggests a wise man will increase learning, implying wisdom can also be self-gained, which could be seen as contradictory.

Proverbs 1:5: A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Proverbs 22:17 emphasizes listening to wise counsel, whereas Proverbs 3:5 advises trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not leaning on your own understanding, potentially diminishing the role of human wisdom.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:15

This verse states that the way of a fool is right in his own eyes, potentially contradicting Proverbs 22:17 if one were to misinterpret advice as wise, demonstrating a reliance on discernment rather than just hearing wisdom.

Proverbs 12:15: The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.
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