Contradiction with Genesis 1:27
Contradicts Song of Solomon 1:5's theme of individual beauty by emphasizing that all humans are created in the image of God, implying universal equality in human beauty.
Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7
Highlights that God looks at the heart rather than outward appearance, which contradicts the focus on physical appearance in Song of Solomon 1:5.
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 physical beauty is fleeting and less important than fearing the Lord, contrasting with the appreciation of physical beauty in Song of Solomon 1:5.
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
Emphasizes inner beauty and the hidden person of the heart over outward adornment, which stands in contrast to the focus on physical beauty in Song of Solomon 1:5.
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;