Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 23:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 23:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 23:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, people who drink too much wine or alcohol often feel sad, have problems, get hurt, and don't make sense when they talk. They might also have red eyes from staying up too late.

Proverbs 23:29: Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Contradiction with Ephesians 5:18

This verse advises against drunkenness but contrasts with Proverbs 23:29 by suggesting being filled with the Spirit as an alternative.

Ephesians 5:18: And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 5:23

This verse suggests drinking a little wine for health, which contradicts the negative outlook on wine-induced woes in Proverbs 23:29.

1 Timothy 5:23: Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

Contradiction with Psalm 104:15

This verse talks about wine gladdening the heart, contrasting with the strife and complaints highlighted in Proverbs 23:29.

Psalm 104:15: And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart. [oil...: Heb. to make his face shine with oil, or, more than oil]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:7

This verse encourages drinking wine with a merry heart, which is contrary to the negative portrayal of wine's effects in Proverbs 23:29.

Ecclesiastes 9:7: Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

Contradiction with John 2:10

This verse shows Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding, presenting wine as a celebratory element, contrary to Proverbs 23:29's depiction.

John 2:10: And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good wine until now.
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