Contradiction with Matthew 5:44
Proverbs 4:15 advises avoiding wicked paths, while this verse encourages loving and praying for enemies, suggesting engagement rather than avoidance.
Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Contradiction with Luke 10:33-34
While Proverbs 4:15 advises avoidance of evil paths, this depicted Samaritan aids someone along a potentially dangerous road, showing compassion over avoidance.
Luke 10:33-34: But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],
Contradiction with James 4:7
Proverbs 4:15 suggests physically avoiding evil, whereas this verse encourages resisting evil internally, instructing a different way of dealing with wickedness.
James 4:7: Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 5:9-10
Proverbs suggests avoiding the wicked, but this passage clarifies not to avoid non-believers in general, implying interaction is sometimes necessary.
1 Corinthians 5:9-10: I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
Contradiction with John 17:15
Proverbs 4:15 instructs to avoid evil, but this verse suggests remaining in the world and being protected from evil, rather than physical avoidance.
John 17:15: I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.