Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 27:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 27:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 27:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, just like when you look in the water and see your own face, when you look at someone’s heart, you see what they are really like inside. It means that what's inside a person's heart shows who they truly are.

Proverbs 27:19: As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

While Proverbs 27:19 suggests that the heart reflects a true, mirroring aspect of man, Jeremiah 17:9 suggests that the heart is deceitful and not straightforward or reliable.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

Proverbs 27:19 implies the heart reflects one's true nature, but 1 Samuel 16:7 states that humans look at outward appearance, while God considers the heart, emphasizing an unseen aspect.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:26

Proverbs 27:19 highlights the heart as a reflection, but Proverbs 28:26 warns against trusting one's heart, suggesting it is misleading.

Proverbs 28:26: He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:19

Proverbs 27:19 gives a reflective, somewhat positive view of the heart, whereas Matthew 15:19 points out the evil thoughts and deeds emerging from the heart, indicating its corrupt potential.

Matthew 15:19: For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Contradiction with Mark 7:21-23

Proverbs 27:19 views the heart as reflective, yet Mark 7:21-23 lists various sins originating from the heart, indicating it can harbor negative and harmful elements.

Mark 7:21-23: Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: [covetousness...: Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses]
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