Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 3:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 3:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 3:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King Solomon, if people do bad things, they won't have God's help and protection, but people who do good things and live rightly will be blessed by God.

Proverbs 3:33: The curse of the LORD [is] in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

This verse suggests that God causes the sun to rise on both the evil and the good, contradicting the idea that the house of the wicked is habitually cursed.

Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2

This verse indicates that the same fate comes to all, both good and evil, which contradicts the specific cursing of the wicked mentioned in Proverbs 3:33.

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 145:9

This verse mentions that the Lord is good to all, which stands in contrast to the specific cursing of the wicked in their houses as stated in Proverbs 3:33.

Psalm 145:9: The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.

Paradox #1

This verse talks about a divine blessing for some and a curse for others. The moral conflict might be the idea that a loving and just divine being would choose to curse certain people or households. This can seem inconsistent with the concepts of mercy and forgiveness.

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