Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 6:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 6:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 6:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse means that the speaker sees their loved one as very special and unique, like a precious dove, and everyone around notices and praises her beauty and goodness. She is admired not just by her own family, but by all people, even important ones like queens.

Song of Solomon 6:9: My dove, my undefiled is [but] one; she [is] the [only] one of her mother, she [is] the choice [one] of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; [yea], the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:12

This verse contradicts with Song of Solomon 6:9 as it restricts women's roles and prominence, whereas Song of Solomon 6:9 praises and elevates a woman's status.

1 Timothy 2:12: But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:34

This verse directs women to remain silent in churches, contrasting with the celebration and attention given to the woman in Song of Solomon 6:9.

1 Corinthians 14:34: Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:16

The consequence of Eve's actions in Genesis implies subordination, whereas Song of Solomon 6:9 highlights uniqueness and admiration for the woman.

Genesis 3:16: Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. [to thy...: or, subject to thy husband]

Contradiction with Ephesians 5:22

This verse emphasizes a wife's submission to her husband, which may seem contrary to the admiration and individual recognition presented in Song of Solomon 6:9.

Ephesians 5:22: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Contradiction with Titus 2:5

Emphasizes women to be obedient to their husbands, which can be seen as contradictory to the praise and singular honor the woman receives in Song of Solomon 6:9.

Titus 2:5: [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
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