Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 7:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 7:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 7:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Christian understanding, Solomon describes the beauty of a woman's head and hair, saying her head is as lovely as a special mountain and her hair is like royal purple cloth. He explains that the king is amazed and captivated by her beauty.

Song of Solomon 7:5: Thine head upon thee [is] like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king [is] held in the galleries. [Carmel: or, crimson] [held: Heb. bound]

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:3-4

This verse advises against outward adornment and instead emphasizes the inner beauty of a meek and quiet spirit, contrasting with the physical admiration in Song of Solomon 7:5.

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 1 Timothy 2:9-10

This verse encourages women to dress modestly and with good works, which contradicts the detailed physical admiration seen in Song of Solomon 7:5.

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]

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30

This verse states that beauty is vain and favors a woman who fears the Lord, contradicting the praise of physical beauty in Song of Solomon 7:5.

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 emphasizes that God looks at the heart rather than outward appearance, contrasting with the physical description in Song of Solomon 7:5.

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 Ecclesiastes 1:2

This verse declares that all is vanity, potentially contradicting the emphasis on physical beauty in Song of Solomon 7:5.

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