Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 7:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 7:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 7:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, people sometimes try to make things look very attractive and special to get others' attention. This verse warns us to be careful and not get tricked by things that look nice on the outside but might not be good for us.

Proverbs 7:16: I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved [works], with fine linen of Egypt.

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:22

Proverbs 31:22 praises a virtuous woman for making tapestry of fine linen, similar to the imagery in Proverbs 7:16 where why is condemned.

Proverbs 31:22: She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9

1 Timothy 2:9 advises women to dress modestly, which contrasts the elaborate preparations mentioned in Proverbs 7:16.

1 Timothy 2:9: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; [broided: or, plaited]

Contradiction with Isaiah 3:16-24

Isaiah criticizes the haughty daughters of Zion for their adornments, which contradicts the seductive bed preparation in Proverbs 7:16.

Isaiah 3:16-24: Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: [wanton...: Heb. deceiving with their eyes] [mincing: or, tripping nicely]
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