Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 5:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 5:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 5:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Proverbs, this verse means that a parent is telling their child to listen carefully to their advice because it is wise and helpful. They want the child to pay close attention and learn from what they are saying.

Proverbs 5:1: My son, attend unto my wisdom, [and] bow thine ear to my understanding:

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]
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