Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 2:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 2:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 2:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, when you learn and listen to God's wisdom, you will understand what is right, fair, and good, and you will know how to make good choices. God's teachings help you see the right path to follow in life.

Proverbs 2:9: Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [yea], every good path.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:20

This verse contradicts Proverbs 2:9 by suggesting that people may call evil good and good evil, which goes against the discernment of righteousness and judgment mentioned in Proverbs 2:9.

Isaiah 5:20: Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! [call...: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15

This verse observes that the righteous may perish in their righteousness and the wicked may prolong their life in evil-doing, contradicting the idea of fairness and judgment in Proverbs 2:9.

Ecclesiastes 7:15: All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

This verse questions why the way of the wicked prospers, which contradicts the promise of understanding righteousness and justice in Proverbs 2:9.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3

This verse expresses envy toward the prosperity of the wicked, which contradicts the understanding of righteousness and justice in Proverbs 2:9.

Psalm 73:3: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Contradiction with Job 21:7

This verse questions why the wicked live on and grow powerful, contradicting the idea of just judgment as presented in Proverbs 2:9.

Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
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