Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 5:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 5:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 5:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King Solomon, this verse means we should stay far away from people or things that might tempt us to do bad or wrong things. It reminds us to make good choices and avoid situations that might lead us into trouble.

Proverbs 5:8: Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Contradiction with Luke 15:2

This verse shows Jesus welcoming and eating with sinners, which contrasts with Proverbs 5:8's instruction to keep distance from sinful paths.

Luke 15:2: And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:10-11

Jesus eating with publicans and sinners seems to contradict the avoidance of those paths advised in Proverbs 5:8.

Matthew 9:10-11: And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

Contradiction with Mark 2:16-17

Jesus spends time with those considered sinful, which is opposite to the strict avoidance recommended in Proverbs 5:8.

Mark 2:16-17: And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

Contradiction with John 8:3-11

Jesus does not condemn the adulterous woman, choosing instead to counsel her, while Proverbs 5:8 advises avoiding such situations altogether.

John 8:3-11: And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 9:22

Paul's approach to becoming "all things to all men" for their salvation contrasts with the avoidance directive in Proverbs 5:8.

1 Corinthians 9:22: To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.
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