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.