Proverbs 2:15 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to King Solomon, people who choose bad or tricky paths and don't follow good ways often go the wrong way and make bad choices. It's like walking on a curvy road that won't take you where you want to go.

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:9

This verse emphasizes walking uprightly, promising those who do will walk securely, contrasting with the devious paths in Proverbs 2:15 which are not secure.

Proverbs 10:9: He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:2

This verse describes the peace of those who walk uprightly, contrasting with the restless, troubled paths of those in Proverbs 2:15.

Isaiah 57:2: He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, [each one] walking [in] his uprightness. [enter into: or, go in] [in his...: or, before him]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:14

This verse talks about the narrow gate leading to life, opposing the broad and crooked ways that lead to destruction, similar to the devious paths of Proverbs 2:15.

Matthew 7:14: Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. [Because: or, How]

Contradiction with Psalm 1:6

This verse speaks of the Lord knowing the way of the righteous, contrasting with the way of the wicked that shall perish, alike to the perishable crooked paths of Proverbs 2:15.

Psalm 1:6: For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Contradiction with Proverbs 4:18

This verse describes the path of the just as a shining light, contrary to the dark, crooked ways of wickedness in Proverbs 2:15.

Proverbs 4:18: But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:5

The righteousness of the perfect makes their paths straight, opposing the crooked and perverted paths described in Proverbs 2:15.