Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 3:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 3:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 3:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Proverbs, wisdom is more valuable than shiny jewels like rubies, and nothing else you want can be as important as having wisdom.

Proverbs 3:15: She [is] more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

Contradiction with Romans 11:33

Proverbs 3:15 states that wisdom is more precious than rubies, while Romans 11:33 emphasizes the unsearchable and incomparable nature of God's wisdom, suggesting it cannot be compared to anything, including rubies.

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!

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:18

Proverbs 3:15 praises wisdom for its value, but Ecclesiastes 1:18 observes that increased wisdom brings increased sorrow, contradicting the idea of wisdom being purely beneficial.

Ecclesiastes 1:18: For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 3:19

Proverbs 3:15 values wisdom highly, yet 1 Corinthians 3:19 refers to the wisdom of this world as foolishness with God, suggesting a distinction between divine wisdom and worldly wisdom.

1 Corinthians 3:19: For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:25

While Proverbs 3:15 extols wisdom's value, 1 Corinthians 1:25 indicates that God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, creating a contradiction regarding the ultimate value of human wisdom.

1 Corinthians 1:25: Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:23-24

Proverbs 3:15 claims wisdom is supreme, whereas Ecclesiastes 7:23-24 acknowledges the elusiveness and unattainability of wisdom, challenging its perceived value.

Ecclesiastes 7:23-24: All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it [was] far from me.
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