Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 6:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 6:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 6:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, if someone makes a bad choice, like cheating, they will feel hurt and sad, and people won't easily forget what they did. It's like getting a cut that doesn't go away quickly.

Proverbs 6:33: A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:14

This verse commands not to commit adultery, implying adherence to this prevents disgrace, contrasting with Proverbs 6:33 which states a wound and dishonor shall he get.

Exodus 20:14: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Contradiction with John 8:11

Jesus tells the woman caught in adultery to go and sin no more, as a path to forgiveness, whereas Proverbs 6:33 speaks of lasting reproach.

John 8:11: She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 12:13

David is told that sin is taken away and he will not die, suggesting forgiveness and removal of consequences, while Proverbs 6:33 discusses enduring disgrace.

2 Samuel 12:13: And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18

Provides assurance of forgiven sins being made white as snow, whereas Proverbs 6:33 implies permanent dishonor from sin.

Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:11

States that believers were washed, sanctified, and justified, contradicting the unremoved reproach mentioned in Proverbs 6:33.

1 Corinthians 6:11: And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:12

God promises forgiveness and to remember sins no more, in contrast to the permanent disgrace mentioned in Proverbs 6:33.

Hebrews 8:12: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Contradiction with Micah 7:19

Speaks of God casting sins into the depths of the sea, implying removal of consequences, unlike Proverbs 6:33 which suggests unremovable disgrace.

Micah 7:19: He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
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