Contradiction with Proverbs 5:7
While Proverbs 5:1 advises listening to wisdom, Proverbs 5:7 suggests the need to avoid the path of wickedness, implying different points of focus.
Proverbs 5:7: Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:18
Proverbs 5:1 emphasizes acquiring wisdom, whereas Ecclesiastes 1:18 points out that increased wisdom leads to more grief.
Ecclesiastes 1:18: For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 3:19
This verse suggests that the wisdom of the world is foolishness with God, contradicting the emphasis on wisdom in Proverbs 5:1.
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 Isaiah 47:10
It highlights that wisdom can lead to false confidence and deception, contradicting the value of wisdom in Proverbs 5:1.
Isaiah 47:10: For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I [am], and none else beside me. [perverted...: or, caused thee to turn away]