Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 2:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 2:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 2:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, when you learn and like being wise, and you enjoy knowing things, it helps you make better choices and feel happy inside.

Proverbs 2:10: When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:19

This verse discusses the idea that God will destroy the wisdom of the wise, which contradicts Proverbs 2:10 that emphasizes wisdom as pleasant to the soul.

1 Corinthians 1:19: For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:18

This verse suggests that wisdom and knowledge bring grief and sorrow, contradicting the notion in Proverbs 2:10 that wisdom is pleasant and beneficial.

Ecclesiastes 1:18: For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Contradiction with Isaiah 47:10

This verse depicts wisdom as a source of overconfidence and self-deception, contrary to the positive portrayal of wisdom in Proverbs 2:10.

Isaiah 47:10: For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I [am], and none else beside me. [perverted...: or, caused thee to turn away]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:9

This implies shame and rejection upon the wise, which contradicts the positive aspect of wisdom being pleasant as per Proverbs 2:10.

Jeremiah 8:9: The wise [men] are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom [is] in them? [The wise...: or, Have they been ashamed, etc] [what...: Heb. the wisdom of what thing]
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