Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 3:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 3:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 3:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse means that if you listen to wise teachings, you will live a long and happy life. Being good and following good advice can make your days full of peace.

Proverbs 3:2: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. [long...: Heb. years of life]

Contradiction with Job 14:1

Job 14:1 states that man is of few days and full of trouble, contradicting Proverbs 3:2, which promises length of days and peace.

Job 14:1: Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. [few...: Heb. short of days]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

Ecclesiastes 8:14 observes that righteous people often get what the wicked deserve, contradicting the notion of prosperity and peace for those who follow God's laws in Proverbs 3:2.

Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2

Ecclesiastes 9:2 says that the same fate awaits all people, regardless of righteousness, contrasting with the promise of extended life and peace for the righteous in Proverbs 3:2.

Ecclesiastes 9:2: All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath.

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5

In Psalm 73:3-5, the wicked are described as prospering and being free from troubles, which contradicts the idea that peace and prosperity are rewards for the righteous in Proverbs 3:2.

Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Matthew 10:34 indicates that Jesus did not come to bring peace but a sword, contradicting the promise of peace in Proverbs 3:2.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Romans 8:36-37

Romans 8:36-37 mentions that believers face persecution and hardship, yet are victorious, in contrast to the peace promised in Proverbs 3:2.

Romans 8:36-37: As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
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