Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 4:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 4:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 4:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, your teeth are as neat and pretty as sheep that have just had a bath and a haircut. Every tooth is paired up, just like each sheep has a twin, and none are missing.

Song of Solomon 4:2: Thy teeth [are] like a flock [of sheep that are even] shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none [is] barren among them.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:28

This verse contrasts Song of Solomon 4:2's appreciation of romantic beauty by emphasizing the sinfulness of lusting after someone who is not one's spouse.

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 Timothy 2:9

This verse speaks against adorning oneself for outward beauty, which stands in contrast to the detailed and appreciative description of appearance in Song of Solomon 4:2.

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 1 Peter 3:3-4

It advises focusing on inner beauty rather than outer appearance, which contradicts the emphasis on physical appearance found in Song of Solomon 4:2.

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 Proverbs 31:30

This verse suggests that charm and beauty are fleeting, contrasting with the focus on beauty and physical description in Song of Solomon 4:2.

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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