Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 23:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 23:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 23:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, do not move the stones that show the edges of a person's land, and do not take away the land of children who have lost their parents. It teaches us to be fair and kind to others.

Proverbs 23:10: Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: [landmark: or, bound]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 27:17

This verse emphasizes a curse upon anyone who removes a neighbor's landmark, potentially contradicting the notion of not removing landmarks.

Deuteronomy 27:17: Cursed [be] he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Contradiction with Proverbs 22:28

This verse advises not to remove ancient landmarks, aligning more than contradicting with Proverbs 23:10.

Proverbs 22:28: Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. [landmark: or, bound]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 21:3

Naboth refusing to sell his vineyard to King Ahab suggests a valuing of ancestral land, akin to protecting landmarks rather than contradicting.

1 Kings 21:3: And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 46:18

It prohibits rulers from seizing property from individuals, suggesting respect for boundaries similar to landmarks, instead of contradicting Proverbs 23:10 directly.

Ezekiel 46:18: Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; [but] he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
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