Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 6:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 6:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 6:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, it's like when an animal tries to get away from someone who wants to catch it, you should also try to escape from anything that could trap you or get you into trouble. It's about staying safe and making good choices to avoid danger.

Proverbs 6:5: Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This verse advises loving and praying for enemies, while Proverbs 6:5 urges delivering oneself swiftly from danger or adversaries.

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 Romans 12:19

This verse advises against avenging oneself and to leave room for God's wrath, contrasting with the urgent self-rescue implied in Proverbs 6:5.

Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:7

Advises to rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him, which contradicts the active and immediate self-delivery urged in Proverbs 6:5.

Psalm 37:7: Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. [Rest in: Heb. Be silent to]

Contradiction with Matthew 26:52

Advises against using force to deliver oneself, contradicting Proverbs 6:5's urgency for personal deliverance.

Matthew 26:52: Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:9

Instructs not to repay evil for evil, which can be seen as contrasting with the swift escape from danger in Proverbs 6:5.

1 Peter 3:9: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
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