Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 3:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 3:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 3:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, God is so smart that He can make the deep oceans and big clouds do what they're supposed to, like bringing rain or dew. This shows how powerful and wise God is in taking care of the world.

Proverbs 3:20: By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:7

Unlike Proverbs 3:20, which attributes the creation of the earth's features to wisdom, this verse credits God with directly creating the firmament to divide the waters.

Genesis 1:7: And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:12

This verse describes God measuring the waters and creating the earth without attributing these actions to wisdom.

Isaiah 40:12: Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? [a measure: Heb. a tierce]

Contradiction with Job 38:8-11

Here, God speaks directly of controlling the sea and setting its boundaries, without referring to wisdom as the means.

Job 38:8-11: Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?

Contradiction with Psalm 104:5-7

This passage emphasizes God's power in laying the foundations of the earth and rebuking waters, with no mention of wisdom guiding these acts.

Psalm 104:5-7: [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever. [Who...: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases]
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