Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 27:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 27:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 27:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christian teachers, this verse means that God provides us with what we need. Lambs give us wool for clothes, and goats can be sold to buy land.

Proverbs 27:26: The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.

Contradiction with Luke 9:3

This verse suggests not taking extra provisions like money or clothes, which contradicts Proverbs 27:26 that discusses the value and provision from maintaining livestock.

Luke 9:3: And he said unto them, Take nothing for [your] journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

This verse encourages not to worry about what to eat or wear, contradicting the emphasis on the practical benefits of livestock in Proverbs 27:26.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

Advises not to worry about tomorrow, which contrasts with the future planning implied in caring for livestock as a resource in Proverbs 27:26.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:17

Advises against placing hope in material wealth, which contrasts with the reliance on material provision from livestock in Proverbs 27:26.

1 Timothy 6:17: Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; [uncertain...: Gr. uncertainty of riches]
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