Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12
Proverbs 8:35 suggests finding life and favor, while Proverbs 14:12 warns that a way may seem right but end in death.
Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
Contradiction with Matthew 10:39
Proverbs 8:35 speaks of finding life, whereas Matthew 10:39 says one must lose their life to find it.
Matthew 10:39: He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:14
Proverbs 8:35 indicates finding favor from the Lord, yet Ecclesiastes 1:14 declares all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 1:14: I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
Contradiction with Luke 17:33
Proverbs 8:35 is about acquiring life, but Luke 17:33 claims those who seek to preserve life will lose it.
Luke 17:33: Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
Contradiction with James 4:4
Proverbs 8:35 suggests favor from the Lord, while James 4:4 states friendship with the world is enmity with God.
James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.