Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 2:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 2:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 2:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of Proverbs, this verse teaches that wisdom can help protect you from people who might try to trick you with nice words. It reminds us to be careful and listen to wise advice so we don't get led astray.

Proverbs 2:16: To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even] from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words;

Contradiction with John 4:7-10

These verses depict a foreign woman positively as she interacts with Jesus, contrasting the negative portrayal of the strange woman in Proverbs 2:16.

John 4:7-10: There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

Contradiction with Matthew 1:5

Rahab, a "strange" woman, is included in the genealogy of Jesus, showing a redemptive aspect contrary to the warning in Proverbs 2:16.

Matthew 1:5: And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

Contradiction with Ruth 1:16

Ruth, a Moabite woman outside the Israelite community, is portrayed as virtuous, contradicting the negative depiction of an outsider woman in Proverbs 2:16.

Ruth 1:16: And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, [or] to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people [shall be] my people, and thy God my God: [Intreat...: or, Be not against me]

Contradiction with Luke 7:37-38

A sinful woman is shown acting with great love and devotion, contradicting the assumption that such women lead men astray, as suggested in Proverbs 2:16.

Luke 7:37-38: And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that [Jesus] sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

Contradiction with John 8:3-11

Jesus shows compassion toward a woman caught in adultery, opposing the negative implications about the strange woman in Proverbs 2:16.

John 8:3-11: And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
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