Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 22:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 22:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 22:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Proverbs, this verse is saying to be careful about whom you spend time with because you might start acting like them in a bad way. It's like choosing friends who will help you be good, not ones who might get you into trouble.

Proverbs 22:25: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

Contradiction with Proverbs 17:17

This verse emphasizes constant friendship and support through love, which contrasts with avoiding those given to anger as advised in Proverbs 22:25.

Proverbs 17:17: A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Contradiction with Ephesians 4:26

This verse directs us to be angry but without sin, showing a more complex view of anger compared to the straightforward warning against associating with an angry person in Proverbs 22:25.

Ephesians 4:26: Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Contradiction with James 1:19-20

Advises to be swift to hear and slow to anger, suggesting that anger can be managed, which contradicts the caution of Proverbs 22:25 to avoid an angry person altogether.

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

Contradiction with Galatians 6:1

Encourages restoring someone in a spirit of meekness if they are overtaken in a fault, which can include anger, showing a redemptive approach that contrasts with avoiding angry people in Proverbs 22:25.

Galatians 6:1: Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. [if: or, although]

Contradiction with Matthew 18:15

Advises addressing transgressions directly and constructively with the person involved, contrasting with the avoidance of problematic individuals suggested in Proverbs 22:25.

Matthew 18:15: Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
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