Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 4:4

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

According to Solomon, your neck is strong and special, like a tall tower where many brave warriors hang their shields. It means you are very important and well-protected, just like a strong castle.

Song of Solomon 4:4: Thy neck [is] like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:28

This verse speaks against lusting after someone, which can be seen as a contradiction to the romantic admiration expressed in Song of Solomon 4:4.

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 7:1

This verse suggests it is good for a man not to touch a woman, which contrasts with the intimate admiration found in Song of Solomon 4:4.

1 Corinthians 7:1: Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9

This verse encourages women to dress modestly, whereas Song of Solomon 4:4 praises the beautiful, ornamented neck of a woman.

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

This verse advises against outward adornment, contrasting with the description of adornment in Song of Solomon 4:4.

1 Peter 3:3: 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 values a woman who fears the Lord rather than focusing on physical beauty, as seen in Song of Solomon 4:4.

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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