Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 4:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 4:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 4:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Song of Solomon, this verse is like a special love poem where one person is inviting their loved one to come and enjoy all the wonderful things they have prepared, like sharing a favorite snack. It's like saying, "Come and be with me, and let's enjoy everything together!"

Song of Solomon 4:16: Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:28

Song of Solomon 4:16 embraces and celebrates sensual and romantic desire, while Matthew 5:28 cautions against lustful thoughts, suggesting they are akin to adultery.

Matthew 5:28: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Song of Solomon 4:16 celebrates romantic and physical love, while 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 advises believers to live as if they had no spouses, highlighting the brevity and urgency of earthly life.

1 Corinthians 7:29-31: But this I say, brethren, the time [is] short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

Contradiction with 1 John 2:15-17

Song of Solomon 4:16 cherishes the pleasures and desires of love in the world, while 1 John 2:15-17 warns against loving the world and its desires which pass away.

1 John 2:15-17: Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:16

Song of Solomon 4:16 invites the awakening of romantic desires, while Galatians 5:16 advises believers to walk in the Spirit and not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Galatians 5:16: [This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. [ye...: or, fulfil not]
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