Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 6:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 6:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 6:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King Solomon, God really doesn't like six things, and there's one more thing He dislikes even more, which makes seven things in total that God really doesn't want us to do. These are things that make God unhappy because they are not good or kind.

Proverbs 6:16: These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him: [unto...: Heb. of his soul]

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

God saw everything that he had made, and it was very good, implying an absence of hate, which contrasts with the idea that God can hate anything.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Jesus teaches to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, which contrasts with the notion of hatred expressed in Proverbs 6:16.

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 James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is from above, suggesting a consistency of good without hate, contrasting the expression of hatred in Proverbs 6:16.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love, directly contradicting the concept of God hating anything as mentioned in Proverbs 6:16.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Contradiction with John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, showing an all-encompassing love rather than hate.

John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Contradiction with Romans 5:8

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us, highlighting a love despite human flaws, not hatred.

Romans 5:8: But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
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