Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ruth 2:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ruth 2:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ruth 2:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the book of Ruth, Boaz is telling Ruth that he knows all the kind things she has done for her mother-in-law after her husband died. He admires her for leaving her family and home to live with new people she didn't know before.

Ruth 2:11: And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and [how] thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:2

This verse suggests that the ways of a person are clean in their own sight, indicating self-interest, while Ruth 2:11 praises Ruth for her selfless actions.

Proverbs 16:2: All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse states the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked, contradicting Ruth 2:11, which commends Ruth's genuine and kind nature.

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

Contradiction with Psalm 146:3

This verse advises against putting trust in humans, while Ruth 2:11 commends Ruth for her trustworthiness and noble actions.

Psalm 146:3: Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help. [help: or, salvation]

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