Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 9:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 9:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 9:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King Solomon, in this verse, Wisdom is like a lady who sends her helpers to invite people to learn and be wise. She calls out from the tallest places in the city so everyone can hear her.

Proverbs 9:3: She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:7

Ecclesiastes 3:7 speaks about a time to keep silence, which contradicts the proactive calling in Proverbs 9:3.

Ecclesiastes 3:7: A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 10:12

While Proverbs 9:3 has wisdom reaching out, Ecclesiastes 10:12 talks about how a fool's words consume him, focusing on the negative outcome of speaking rather than the positive.

Ecclesiastes 10:12: The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. [gracious: Heb. grace]

Contradiction with Proverbs 17:28

This verse suggests that silence may be wise, contradicting the active calling portrayed in Proverbs 9:3.

Proverbs 17:28: Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.

Contradiction with James 1:19

This verse advises being slow to speak, which contradicts the urgency of the call in Proverbs 9:3.

James 1:19: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
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