Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 8:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 8:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 8:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Proverbs, God is happy to be with people on Earth and enjoys spending time with them. He feels joy when being with humans in the world He created.

Proverbs 8:31: Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights [were] with the sons of men.

Contradiction with Genesis 6:6

This verse states that God was grieved and regretted making humanity, which contradicts the delight expressed in Proverbs 8:31.

Genesis 6:6: And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Contradiction with Psalm 5:5

Here, it is said that God hates all workers of iniquity, contrasting the joy over humanity implied in Proverbs 8:31.

Psalm 5:5: The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. [in...: Heb. before thine eyes]

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

This verse emphasizes that no one is righteous, contrasting with the delight found among the sons of men in Proverbs 8:31.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Describes the heart of man as deceitful and desperately wicked, conflicting with the pleasure in men expressed in Proverbs 8:31.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
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