Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 27:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 27:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 27:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, perfumes can make people feel happy, just like a good friend's kind and helpful advice can make someone's heart glad. Friends who care about us and give us good advice are like sweet gifts that make us feel joyful inside.

Proverbs 27:9: Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. [by...: Heb. from the counsel of the soul]

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:17

This verse advises against frequent visits to a neighbor, which can be seen as contradicting the close companionship and counsel mentioned in Proverbs 27:9.

Proverbs 25:17: Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee. [Withdraw...: or, Let thy foot be seldom in] [weary...: Heb. full of thee]

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:10

This verse states that the heart knows its own bitterness, suggesting solitude in one's feelings rather than finding sweetness in a friend's counsel.

Proverbs 14:10: The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. [his own...: Heb. the bitterness of his soul]

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:11

Encourages leading a quiet life and minding one's own business, which can contradict seeking or relying on others’ counsel as in Proverbs 27:9.

1 Thessalonians 4:11: And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

Contradiction with Proverbs 18:1

It suggests that a person who isolates themselves seeks their own desires, which can be at odds with the positive portrayal of friendship and counsel in Proverbs 27:9.

Proverbs 18:1: Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom. [Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business]
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