Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 8:35

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 8:35 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 8:35. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, if you find wisdom, you find a happy and good life, and God will be very pleased with you.

Proverbs 8:35: For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. [obtain: Heb. bring forth]

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.
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