Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 30:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 30:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 30:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, even though some creatures on Earth are small, they have great wisdom. They show us that being smart and wise isn't about size, but about how clever and resourceful you are.

Proverbs 30:24: There be four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] exceeding wise: [exceeding...: Heb. wise, made wise]

Contradiction with Proverbs 6:6

This verse praises the ant for its wisdom and industry, emphasizing its greatness, which contrasts with Proverbs 30:24's focus on the insignificance of small creatures.

Proverbs 6:6: Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Contradiction with Job 12:7-8

These verses point to the animals and earth as sources of wisdom and knowledge, suggesting their greatness rather than expressing their insignificance or smallness as implied in Proverbs 30:24.

Job 12:7-8: But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:26

This verse highlights the significance of birds and how God takes care of them, which contradicts the notion of insignificance tied to small creatures in Proverbs 30:24.

Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Contradiction with Genesis 1:26

This verse speaks about man's dominion over creatures, suggesting their subservience and insignificance in contrast with the wisdom attributed to small creatures in Proverbs 30:24.

Genesis 1:26: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
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