Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 25:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 25:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 25:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, God is happy when He keeps certain things secret, and it's good for people in charge, like kings, to try to find out and understand those secrets.

Proverbs 25:2: [It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 29:29

While Proverbs 25:2 suggests that God's wisdom is hidden and searching is valued, Deuteronomy 29:29 indicates that the secret things belong to God and are not for humans to seek.

Deuteronomy 29:29: The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our children for ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law.

Contradiction with Psalms 44:21

This verse suggests that God knows the secrets of the heart, implying some things are known by God and not meant to be discovered by humans, contrasting with the pursuit of uncovering secrets in Proverbs 25:2.

Psalms 44:21: Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses state that God's thoughts and ways are beyond human understanding, seeming to contradict the idea of seeking out the concealed wisdom of God as suggested in Proverbs 25:2.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:11

Argues that no one knows the thoughts of God except God's Spirit, which challenges the notion of searching for divine secrets as Proverbs 25:2 advocates.

1 Corinthians 2:11: For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

Contradiction with Job 11:7

Questions if humans can discover the limits of God, contradicting the encouragement in Proverbs 25:2 to search out what is hidden.

Job 11:7: Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

Paradox #1

Proverbs 25:2 suggests that it's honor for God to keep things hidden and for humans to search them out. A potential contradiction here could be the balance between divine mystery and human curiosity. On one hand, it teaches respect for the unknown as part of divine wisdom, but on the other hand, it encourages humans to search for knowledge. This can lead to a conflict between respecting divine secrets and pursuing understanding or truth, which may sometimes seem like opposing goals.

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