Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 9:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 9:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 9:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, if you make smart choices, you will benefit yourself, but if you make fun of others or ignore good advice, you'll have to face the troubles by yourself.

Proverbs 9:12: If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].

Contradiction with Galatians 6:2

Proverbs 9:12 emphasizes personal responsibility and accountability for one's own wisdom or folly, while Galatians 6:2 focuses on bearing one another's burdens, suggesting a collective responsibility and interdependence.

Galatians 6:2: Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Contradiction with Philippians 2:4

Proverbs 9:12 highlights individual consequences, but Philippians 2:4 teaches to look beyond oneself and care for the interests of others, indicating a communal approach rather than individualism.

Philippians 2:4: Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Contradiction with Romans 14:7

Proverbs 9:12 suggests individual influence over personal destiny, whereas Romans 14:7 claims that no one lives only for themselves, implying interconnected lives and impacts.

Romans 14:7: For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 12:26

Proverbs 9:12 stresses self-experience of benefits or deficits, but 1 Corinthians 12:26 shows that if one member of a community suffers or rejoices, all share in that experience, contradicting individual isolation.

1 Corinthians 12:26: And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

Contradiction with James 5:16

Proverbs 9:12 highlights personal accountability, whereas James 5:16 encourages mutual confession and prayer to foster healing, emphasizing shared support and community health.

James 5:16: Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
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