Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 25:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 25:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 25:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, if bad people are removed from around the king, he can rule in a good and fair way. This means the king's kingdom will be strong and good.

Proverbs 25:5: Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:5-7

These verses indicate that having a king is a rejection of God as king, contrasting with the idea of removing the wicked to establish righteousness and stability under a ruler in Proverbs 25:5.

1 Samuel 8:5-7: And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

Contradiction with Hosea 13:10-11

God expresses anger over Israel asking for a king, contradicting the ideal of a king's establishment found in Proverbs 25:5.

Hosea 13:10-11: I will be thy king: where [is any other] that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? [I will...: rather, Where is thy king?]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 12:19

Israel regrets asking for a king, which contrasts with the notion of removing wickedness to stabilize the throne found in Proverbs 25:5.

1 Samuel 12:19: And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.
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