Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12
While Proverbs 2:20 advises following the way of good men, Proverbs 14:12 suggests that what seems right might lead to death, implying a danger in assuming one's path is aligned with good.
Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20
Proverbs 2:20 depicts walking a righteous path, but Ecclesiastes 7:20 claims no one is fully righteous, suggesting an inherent contradiction in always staying true to a righteous path.
Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Contradiction with Romans 3:23
Proverbs 2:20 encourages walking uprightly, but Romans 3:23 states that all have sinned, pointing out the universal inability to fully adhere to the path of good and just men.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
While Proverbs 2:20 encourages following the path of the righteous, Isaiah 64:6 suggests that even the righteousness of humans is like filthy rags, indicating a contradiction in achieving true goodness by human efforts.
Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Contradiction with Job 14:4
Proverbs 2:20 advises emulating good men, yet Job 14:4 states no one can bring a clean thing out of an unclean, which contradicts the idea of truly achieving goodness through human paths.
Job 14:4: Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one. [can...: Heb. will give]