Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 24:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 24:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 24:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Proverbs, this verse means that just like honey tastes sweet and good when you eat it, learning and being wise feels good and is important for your life. It's like saying, "Enjoy sweet things, but remember that wisdom is even sweeter and better for you."

Proverbs 24:13: My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste: [to...: Heb. upon thy palate]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:1

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth, which contrasts the emphasis on sweetness and goodness in Proverbs 24:13.

Ecclesiastes 7:1: A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:16

Emphasizes temperance by cautioning against overindulgence in honey, contradicting Proverbs 24:13's positive message about eating honey.

Proverbs 25:16: Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:27

Stating it is not good to eat much honey, is another contradiction to Proverbs 24:13, which simply encourages eating honey for its goodness.

Proverbs 25:27: [It is] not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to search their own glory [is not] glory.
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