Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 30:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 30:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 30:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, don't add anything to what God says, because if you do, He will show you are wrong, and people will call you a liar.

Proverbs 30:6: Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:2

This verse contradicts by similarly instructing not to add or subtract from the words of the commandments, aligning rather than contradicting with Proverbs 30:6.

Deuteronomy 4:2: Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Contradiction with Revelation 22:18-19

These verses also warn against adding to or taking away from the words of prophecy, which aligns instead of contradicting with Proverbs 30:6.

Revelation 22:18-19: For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17-18

These verses indicate the completeness of the law and prophecies, affirming rather than contradicting the notion against altering God's word as seen in Proverbs 30:6.

Matthew 5:17-18: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Galatians 1:8-9

Paul warns against a different gospel, reinforcing the idea of consistency and purity of message, similar to Proverbs 30:6 rather than contradicting it.

Galatians 1:8-9: But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Paradox #1

Proverbs 30:6 warns against adding to God's words. A possible contradiction is that different people have interpreted and added to religious teachings over time, raising questions about which interpretations or additions, if any, are valid. This can lead to conflicting beliefs about what should be followed.

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