Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 29:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 29:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 29:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, people who love to make wise choices make their parents happy. But those who spend time with people who make bad choices waste what they have.

Proverbs 29:3: Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth [his] substance.

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:24

This verse implies discipline and correction, while Proverbs 29:3 emphasizes delight from wisdom, creating a contrast between discipline and freedom.

Proverbs 13:24: He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:15

This verse encourages enjoyment and merriment, which contrasts Proverbs 29:3’s warning about spending on harlots leading to waste.

Ecclesiastes 8:15: Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

Contradiction with Luke 15:13

This verse tells of the Prodigal Son who wasted his substance with riotous living, reinforcing the idea of loss and misery, indirectly contradicting Proverbs 29:3's focus on delight from wisdom.

Luke 15:13: And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
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