Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 27:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 27:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 27:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, being very angry is bad and being furious is even worse, but being jealous can be the hardest to deal with. It's like saying that it's really tough to be around someone who is jealous.

Proverbs 27:4: Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy? [Wrath...: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing] [envy: or, jealousy?]

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:12

Proverbs 10:12 states that love covers all sins, which contrasts with Proverbs 27:4's focus on wrath and envy as overwhelming emotions.

Proverbs 10:12: Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

This passage discusses love being patient, kind, and not envious, highlighting the positive attributes of love as opposed to the destructive nature of wrath and envy in Proverbs 27:4.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5: Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, [vaunteth...: or, is not rash]

Contradiction with James 1:19-20

These verses advise being slow to wrath as it does not produce righteousness, contrasting the intense and overwhelming nature of wrath described in Proverbs 27:4.

James 1:19-20: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Contradiction with Galatians 5:22-23

This verse lists the fruits of the Spirit, including peace and self-control, which are contrary to the destructive emotions of wrath and envy mentioned in Proverbs 27:4.

Galatians 5:22-23: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Contradiction with Ephesians 4:31-32

Advises putting away bitterness, wrath, and anger and instead being kind and forgiving, contrasting with the inevitable presence of wrath in Proverbs 27:4.

Ephesians 4:31-32: Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
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