Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 24:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 24:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 24:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse shows that a garden was messy and broken because no one took care of it. It teaches that if we don't take care of things, they can get ruined and messy too.

Proverbs 24:31: And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

It describes God’s creation as very good, whereas Proverbs 24:31 depicts a neglected and decaying vineyard.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:28-30

Jesus speaks about how God clothes the grass and the lilies beautifully, contrasting with the neglected thorns and nettles in Proverbs 24:31.

Matthew 6:28-30: And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

There is a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted, implying intentionality in growth, in contrast to the neglect shown in Proverbs 24:31.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Contradiction with Isaiah 32:15-16

Prophesies about a future where wilderness becomes a fruitful field, contradicting the decay seen in Proverbs 24:31.

Isaiah 32:15-16: Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

Contradiction with Psalm 1:3

A righteous person is compared to a tree that brings forth fruit, unlike the overgrown and unkempt state described in Proverbs 24:31.

Psalm 1:3: And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. [wither: Heb. fade]
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