Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 7:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 7:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 7:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christian scholars, this verse is about how beautiful and special someone feels when they are loved. It's like saying, "Wow, you are so wonderful and carefully made, like a precious treasure!"

Song of Solomon 7:1: How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs [are] like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30

Song of Solomon 7:1 praises physical beauty, while Proverbs 31:30 states that favor and beauty are vain, emphasizing the value of fearing the Lord over physical appearance.

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

Song of Solomon 7:1 focuses on outward beauty, while 1 Samuel 16:7 highlights that God values the heart over 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 7:1 appreciates adornments, but 1 Peter 3:3-4 advises that inner qualities should be prioritized over external adornments.

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 4:18

Song of Solomon 7:1 emphasizes what is seen (physical beauty), but 2 Corinthians 4:18 states that we should focus on the unseen, eternal aspects rather than the seen, temporary ones.

2 Corinthians 4:18: While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:28-30

Song of Solomon 7:1 identifies human beauty, while Matthew 6:28-30 suggests that worldly beauty and worries (like pursuing beauty) are unnecessary when compared to God's provision.

Matthew 6:28-30: And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
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