Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 6:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 6:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 6:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse means you should not be lazy and put off important tasks, but instead work hard and do what you need to do. It's like saying, "Don't just lie around; get up and get things done!"

Proverbs 6:4: Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:13

Encourages sleep as a valued and necessary part of life, suggesting that avoiding excessive wakefulness can lead to abundance.

Proverbs 20:13: Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 5:12

States that sleep is sweet to the laboring man, implying rest is beneficial and rewarding.

Ecclesiastes 5:12: The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

Contradiction with Matthew 11:28

Jesus invites those who are weary to come to him for rest, implying rest is something positive and offered by Him.

Matthew 11:28: Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Contradiction with Psalm 127:2

Indicates that God provides for his beloved even in their sleep, suggesting rest is a part of divine provision.

Psalm 127:2: [It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep.
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