Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 30:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 30:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 30:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, the person speaking admits they don't know as much as other people and feels like they don't understand things as well as they should. This teaches us that it's okay to admit when we need to learn more and ask for God's help to get wiser.

Proverbs 30:2: Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:27

Proverbs 30:2 declares human ignorance, while Genesis 1:27 highlights humans are created in God's image, implying inherent wisdom and dignity.

Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Contradiction with Psalm 8:5

Psalm 8:5 says humans are made a little lower than the angels and crowned with glory and honor, which contradicts Proverbs 30:2's portrayal of a lack of understanding.

Psalm 8:5: For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Contradiction with Job 32:8

Job 32:8 emphasizes that the inspiration of the Almighty gives understanding, contradicting the self-deprecation of understanding in Proverbs 30:2.

Job 32:8: But [there is] a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:16

1 Corinthians 2:16 states we have the mind of Christ, which contrasts with Proverbs 30:2's assertion of brutishness and lack of wisdom.

1 Corinthians 2:16: For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. [may: Gr. shall]

Contradiction with James 1:5

James 1:5 suggests that God gives wisdom generously to those who ask, contradicting Proverbs 30:2's expression of lacking wisdom.

James 1:5: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Contradiction with Romans 11:33

Romans 11:33 acknowledges the depth of God's wisdom and knowledge, suggesting human access to such wisdom contrary to Proverbs 30:2's claim of ignorance.

Romans 11:33: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
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