Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 1:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 1:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 1:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Christian interpretation, this verse is often seen as a way God tells us how much He loves us. He sees us as beautiful and special, just like the person in the poem being told they have gentle and kind "dove's eyes."

Song of Solomon 1:15: Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes. [my love: or, my companion]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

This verse states that the Lord looks at the heart rather than outward appearance, contrasting with Song of Solomon 1:15, which praises physical beauty.

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

Emphasizes that charm and beauty are fleeting, which contradicts the celebration of physical appearance in Song of Solomon 1:15.

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

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:3-4

Advises that beauty should not come from outward adornment but from the inner self, a contradiction to the external beauty celebrated in Song of Solomon 1:15.

1 Peter 3:3-4: 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 Isaiah 53:2

Describes the Messiah as having no beauty or majesty to attract us, contradicting the emphasis on physical beauty in Song of Solomon 1:15.

Isaiah 53:2: For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.

Contradiction with James 1:11

Speaks of the sun rising with scorching heat that withers the plant, and its beauty fading away, pointing to the transient nature of beauty in contrast to the admiration of beauty in Song of Solomon 1:15.

James 1:11: For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
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