Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 22:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 22:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 22:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, don't be quick to promise to pay someone else's debt or make deals that you might not be able to keep. It's important to be careful with promises so you don't get into trouble.

Proverbs 22:26: Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:42

This verse advises to give to those who ask and to not refuse borrowing, which can contradict advising against striking hands in pledge.

Matthew 5:42: Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Contradiction with Luke 6:34-35

These verses suggest lending without expecting anything back, contrasting the cautionary stance of Proverbs 22:26 towards surety.

Luke 6:34-35: And if ye lend [to them] of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

Contradiction with Proverbs 6:1-2

While offering a similar warning about becoming surety, these verses suggest the severity and entrapment of doing so, slightly differing in perspective.

Proverbs 6:1-2: My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

Contradiction with Genesis 43:8-9

Judah offers himself as surety, contradicting the caution against surety in Proverbs 22:26 by showing a positive outcome.

Genesis 43:8-9: And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, [and] also our little ones.

Contradiction with Philemon 1:18-19

Paul takes on financial responsibility for Onesimus, similar to becoming surety, opposing the warning against it in Proverbs 22:26.

Philemon 1:18-19: If he hath wronged thee, or oweth [thee] ought, put that on mine account;
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