Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 3:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 3:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 3:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, the wise sayings in this book will help you feel full of life and make you shine beautifully like wearing a special necklace. They bring happiness to your heart and make you feel special and loved.

Proverbs 3:22: So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:18

Proverbs 3:22 speaks of wisdom as life to the soul, but Ecclesiastes 1:18 suggests that with much wisdom comes sorrow.

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

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:19

Proverbs 3:22 emphasizes wisdom as beneficial, while 1 Corinthians 1:19 indicates that God will destroy the wisdom of the wise.

1 Corinthians 1:19: For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 3:19

Proverbs 3:22 values wisdom as enriching for one's soul, whereas 1 Corinthians 3:19 describes the wisdom of this world as foolishness with God.

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 Matthew 11:25

Proverbs 3:22 esteems wisdom, but Matthew 11:25 notes God hiding wisdom from the wise and prudent, and revealing it unto babes.

Matthew 11:25: At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

Contradiction with Isaiah 29:14

Proverbs 3:22 promotes wisdom as vital; however, Isaiah 29:14 declares that the wisdom of the wise shall perish.

Isaiah 29:14: Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, [even] a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise [men] shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent [men] shall be hid. [proceed: Heb. add]
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