Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 5:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 5:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 5:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse means that the person being described is very strong and handsome. His legs are like smooth, fancy marble, and his face is as grand and special as the tall trees in Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 5:15: His legs [are as] pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance [is] as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:2

Describes the Suffering Servant as having "no beauty that we should desire him," contrasting the admiration in Song of Solomon 5:15.

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

States that "the LORD looketh on the heart" rather than outward appearance, in contrast to the physical description in Song of Solomon 5:15.

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

"Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain," which contradicts the focus on physical beauty in Song of Solomon 5:15.

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 valuing outward adornment, emphasizing inner character instead, contrasting with the outward admiration in Song of Solomon 5:15.

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 2:1-4

Warns against judging by appearances or showing favoritism based on physical appearance, as opposed to the admiration in Song of Solomon 5:15.

James 2:1-4: My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.
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