Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 4:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 4:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 4:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse means that children should listen carefully to what their parents teach them because it helps them become wise and understand things better. It's like learning important lessons from someone who cares about you.

Proverbs 4:1: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:9

Proverbs 4:1 emphasizes listening to a father's instruction, while Matthew 23:9 advises to call no man on earth your father, emphasizing a focus on God as the Father.

Matthew 23:9: And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:35-36

Proverbs 4:1 encourages children to heed parental teachings, but Matthew 10:35-36 mentions familial conflicts, implying opposition within family relationships.

Matthew 10:35-36: For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
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