Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 24:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 24:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 24:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, if you’re lazy and don't work, being poor will sneak up on you like a traveler coming suddenly, and you will need things like someone facing a strong soldier.

Proverbs 24:34: So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. [an...: Heb. a man of shield]

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:4

This verse states that diligent hands bring wealth, which contrasts with Proverbs 24:34 as it describes poverty coming suddenly, suggesting unexpected outcomes regardless of diligence.

Proverbs 10:4: He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

This verse mentions that time and chance happen to all, contradicting the idea in Proverbs 24:34 that poverty comes inevitably as a predictable result of certain actions.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Proverbs 22:4

This verse connects humility and the fear of the Lord to riches and honor, which contrasts with Proverbs 24:34 by implying that wealth is also a result of virtues other than diligence.

Proverbs 22:4: By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life. [By...: or, The reward of humility, etc]
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