Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 5:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 5:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 5:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse says that the person's eyes are gentle and beautiful like doves. They shine brightly and are perfectly placed, like precious stones in a ring.

Song of Solomon 5:12: His eyes [are] as [the eyes] of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, [and] fitly set. [fitly...: Heb. sitting in fulness, that is, fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring]

Contradiction with James 2:1

This verse warns against showing favoritism, contrasting the admiration and partiality expressed in Song of Solomon 5:12.

James 2:1: My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:2

Describes a lack of physical beauty to be desired, unlike the admiring depiction in Song of Solomon 5:12.

Isaiah 53:2: For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

Emphasizes that God looks at the heart, not outward appearance, as opposed to the focus on physical features in Song of Solomon 5:12.

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

States that beauty is fleeting, which contradicts the timeless admiration in Song of Solomon 5:12.

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

Advises against focusing on outer beauty, contrasting the detailed physical description in Song of Solomon 5:12.

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 2 Corinthians 5:16

Urges not to regard anyone from a worldly point of view, unlike the physical admiration in Song of Solomon 5:12.

2 Corinthians 5:16: Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we [him] no more.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:2

Proclaims everything as vanity, contrasting the implied value and admiration of beauty in Song of Solomon 5:12.

Ecclesiastes 1:2: Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.
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