Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 1:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 1:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 1:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christian interpretations, this verse means the author is telling their loved one that they are very special and beautiful, just like the best horses that pull the king's chariot. It's like saying the person is as strong and graceful as the finest horses.

Song of Solomon 1:9: I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30

This verse suggests that favor and beauty are deceptive and vain, while the woman who fears the Lord shall be praised, contrasting with the physical admiration in Song of Solomon.

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

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

This verse emphasizes that God looks at the heart rather than outward appearance, in contrast to the superficial beauty compared to horses in Song of Solomon 1:9.

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 1 Peter 3:3-4

These verses advocate for inner beauty, the hidden person of the heart, contrasting with the external beauty admired in Song of Solomon 1:9.

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 James 4:4

This verse states that friendship with the world is enmity with God, contrasting the worldly admiration found in the Song of Solomon with spiritual values.

James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
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