Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 6:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 6:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 6:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse describes someone who is very beautiful and shines brightly, like the sun and the moon. She is so strong and amazing that she can be compared to a powerful army with flags.

Song of Solomon 6:10: Who [is] she [that] looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, [and] terrible as [an army] with banners?

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30

This verse suggests that favor and beauty are deceitful, contradicting the glorification of beauty in Song of Solomon 6:10.

Proverbs 31:30: Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

This verse states that the Lord looks at the heart, not outward appearance, contrasting the external beauty highlighted in Song of Solomon 6:10.

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 1 Peter 3:3-4

This verse advises against outward adornment, focusing on the inner self, which contrasts with the external admiration in Song of Solomon 6:10.

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 Isaiah 40:6-8

This passage highlights the transience of human beauty versus the eternal word of God, contradicting the celebration of beauty in Song of Solomon 6:10.

Isaiah 40:6-8: The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh [is] grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:8

This verse implies that all things, including beauty, are wearisome and unsatisfying, which contrasts with the adoration in Song of Solomon 6:10.

Ecclesiastes 1:8: All things [are] full of labour; man cannot utter [it]: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:27-28

This verse warns against appearing beautiful outwardly while being unclean inside, which contrasts the pure admiration in Song of Solomon 6:10.

Matthew 23:27-28: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness.
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