Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ruth 3:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ruth 3:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ruth 3:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Ruth, Boaz is a family member who is working hard on his farm that night. Ruth should remember that she knows the women who work with him.

Ruth 3:2: And now [is] not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.

Contradiction with Proverbs 6:27-29

These verses warn against engaging in activities that lead to immorality, which may imply avoiding situations like the one described in Ruth 3:2 where Ruth is advised to approach Boaz on the threshing floor at night.

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

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:22

Suggests abstaining from all appearances of evil, possibly conflicting with Naomi's advice to Ruth to visit Boaz at night, which might be perceived as compromising.

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

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:18

Advises to flee from fornication, which can be seen as contradictory to Naomi's plan in Ruth 3:2 where Ruth is encouraged to approach Boaz in a private setting, potentially risking impropriety.

1 Corinthians 6:18: Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Contradiction with Ephesians 5:3

Urges believers to avoid even a hint of sexual immorality, which might contradict the actions of Ruth 3:2 by placing Ruth in a vulnerable situation.

Ephesians 5:3: But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
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