Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:18
While Proverbs 2:11 suggests discretion and understanding preserve you, Ecclesiastes 1:18 states that with much wisdom comes vexation and sorrow, implying that wisdom and knowledge may lead to distress rather than safety.
Ecclesiastes 1:18: For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
Proverbs 2:11 emphasizes discretion as protective, whereas Proverbs 3:5 advises trusting in the Lord instead of leaning on one's own understanding, suggesting reliance on God over personal discernment.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27
Proverbs 2:11 claims that discretion preserves, but 1 Corinthians 1:27 highlights God choosing the foolish things to shame the wise, suggesting that divine purpose often contradicts human understanding.
1 Corinthians 1:27: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9
Proverbs 2:11 values understanding and discretion, yet Jeremiah 17:9 warns that the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked, potentially undermining personal discernment.
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Contradiction with James 3:15
Proverbs 2:11 suggests that discretion will preserve you, but James 3:15 warns of wisdom that is earthly, sensual, and devilish, implying that not all forms of understanding are beneficial.
James 3:15: This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly, sensual, devilish. [sensual: or, natural]
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9
Proverbs 2:11 focuses on human discretion preserving one, whereas Isaiah 55:8-9 emphasizes that God's thoughts and ways are higher than human understanding, highlighting the limitations of human discretion.
Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.