Contradiction with Matthew 10:35-37
These verses highlight familial strife and prioritizing love for Christ over family, contradicting the joy and celebration of family in Proverbs 23:25.
Matthew 10:35-37: For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Contradiction with Luke 14:26
This verse speaks about hating one's own family for the sake of discipleship, opposing the idea of making one’s parents glad.
Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Contradiction with Genesis 2:24
Emphasizes leaving one's parents to unite with a spouse, which may contrast with continually making parents joyful as suggested in Proverbs 23:25.
Genesis 2:24: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Contradiction with Matthew 19:29
Discusses abandoning family for the sake of following Christ, potentially contradicting honoring parents through bringing them joy.
Matthew 19:29: And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:29-31
Illustrates God condemning Eli for honoring his sons above Him, opposing the mere joy or honor to parents without considering the divine hierarchy.
1 Samuel 2:29-31: Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded [in my] habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
Contradiction with Psalm 27:10
Speaks of forsaking parents, which contrasts with the joy of parents mentioned in Proverbs 23:25.
Psalm 27:10: When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. [take...: Heb. gather me]
Contradiction with Luke 9:59-62
These verses illustrate the urgency of following Christ, even before saying goodbye to family, contradicting the focus on parents' joy.
Luke 9:59-62: And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Contradiction with Mark 3:33-35
Jesus redefines family as those who do God's will, potentially opposing the emphasis on biological family joy in Proverbs 23:25.
Mark 3:33-35: And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
Contradiction with Matthew 12:48-50
Similar to Mark 3:33-35, Jesus points to a spiritual family, which may juxtapose the focus on parental joy from Proverbs 23:25.
Matthew 12:48-50: But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
Contradiction with Ezekiel 20:18
Advises against following the practices of fathers, which compares against the respect for making parents glad in Proverbs 23:25.
Ezekiel 20:18: But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: