Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ruth 3:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ruth 3:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ruth 3:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells about Ruth sleeping near Boaz for safety at night. In the morning, Boaz wanted to keep it a secret so people wouldn't get the wrong idea about them being together.

Ruth 3:14: And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:14

This verse commands not to commit adultery, which may be seen as being disregarded in the close proximity of Ruth and Boaz overnight.

Exodus 20:14: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:22

Advises to abstain from all appearance of evil, which could be interpreted as compromised given the private meeting of Ruth and Boaz.

1 Thessalonians 5:22: Abstain from all appearance of evil.

Contradiction with Proverbs 6:27-29

Warns against taking steps that could lead to being burned by sin, potentially contradicting the overnight encounter of Ruth and Boaz.

Proverbs 6:27-29: Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:4

Upholds the sanctity of marriage and warns against sexual immorality, which some might argue is at risk in the situation described.

Hebrews 13:4: Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
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