Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 6:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 6:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 6:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, always keep wisdom and good teachings close to your heart, like a special necklace you never take off. This means that remembering and following these lessons can help guide you to make good choices.

Proverbs 6:21: Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

This verse speaks of God's law being placed in the hearts and minds of people, contrasting with the idea of physically binding instructions as stated in Proverbs 6:21.

Jeremiah 31:33: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

Jesus speaks of fulfilling the law rather than keeping commands and instructions tied to one's heart and neck as described in Proverbs 6:21.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:10

Similar to Jeremiah 31:33, this verse states that God will put His laws within people's hearts, indicating an internal, rather than external, observance that contrasts with Proverbs 6:21.

Hebrews 8:10: For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: [put: Gr. give] [in: or, upon]

Contradiction with 1 John 5:3

This verse explains that the commandments are not burdensome, which can contradict with the interpretation of physically binding them as described in Proverbs 6:21.

1 John 5:3: For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
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