Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 31:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 31:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 31:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Proverbs, this verse means that a good and wise woman makes herself strong and works hard. She is ready and able to do her jobs well.

Proverbs 31:17: She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9

This verse suggests women should adorn themselves modestly and not necessarily focus on strength, in contrast to emphasizing a woman girding herself with strength.

1 Timothy 2:9: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; [broided: or, plaited]

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:3-4

This advises women to prioritize a meek and quiet spirit over physical attributes, which could contradict the physical strength emphasized in Proverbs 31:17.

1 Peter 3:3-4: Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:11-12

These verses suggest women should learn in silence and not exert authority, contrasting the empowered image of a strong, active woman in Proverbs 31:17.

1 Timothy 2:11-12: Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Contradiction with Titus 2:5

This instructs women to be discreet and keepers at home, which could contradict the active, strong role described in Proverbs 31:17.

Titus 2:5: [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
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