Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 6:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 6:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 6:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, he is telling his love that she is very beautiful, just like two special cities named Tirzah and Jerusalem. He also says her beauty is as awe-inspiring and grand as an army with flags.

Song of Solomon 6:4: Thou [art] beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as [an army] with banners.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

While Song of Solomon 6:4 praises outward beauty, 1 Samuel 16:7 emphasizes that God looks at the heart, not the outward appearance.

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

Song of Solomon 6:4 admires physical beauty, but 1 Peter 3:3-4 instructs believers to focus on inner beauty and the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit.

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

Song of Solomon 6:4 highlights physical allure, while Proverbs 31:30 warns that charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, valuing a woman who fears the Lord.

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

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:2

Song of Solomon 6:4 extols physical beauty, whereas Ecclesiastes 1:2 declares the fleeting nature of worldly pleasures as vanity.

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

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9-10

Song of Solomon 6:4 appreciates beauty, but 1 Timothy 2:9-10 advises women to dress modestly and focus on good deeds rather than outward adornment.

1 Timothy 2:9-10: 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]
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