Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 1:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 1:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 1:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christian interpretations, this verse is seen as showing love and admiration. It talks about how beautiful and special someone is, like they are wearing fancy jewelry.

Song of Solomon 1:10: Thy cheeks are comely with rows [of jewels], thy neck with chains [of gold].

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:3

This verse advises that adorning should not be external, such as wearing jewelry, which contrasts with Song of Solomon 1:10’s mention of ornaments.

1 Peter 3:3: Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9

This verse encourages women to dress modestly, without braided hair or gold, contradicting the wearing of ornaments mentioned in Song of Solomon 1:10.

1 Timothy 2:9: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; [broided: or, plaited]

Contradiction with Isaiah 3:16-18

This passage predicts the removal of jingling ornaments as a judgment, contrasting the positive imagery of Song of Solomon 1:10.

Isaiah 3:16-18: Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: [wanton...: Heb. deceiving with their eyes] [mincing: or, tripping nicely]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

This verse emphasizes God’s focus on the heart rather than outward appearance, unlike the praise of external adornment in Song of Solomon 1:10.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30

Suggests that favor and beauty are vain, contradicting the value placed on physical adornment in Song of Solomon 1:10.

Proverbs 31:30: Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
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