Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 7:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 7:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 7:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christian scholars, this verse is a poetic way of expressing love and admiration. It's like saying someone is as special and nice as sweet fruit and flowers.

Song of Solomon 7:8: I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:18

While Song of Solomon 7:8 indulges in physical pleasure and intimacy, 1 Corinthians 6:18 advises fleeing from sexual immorality, highlighting a more cautionary approach to sensuality.

1 Corinthians 6:18: Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4

Song of Solomon 7:8 focuses on the celebration of physical attraction, but 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 emphasizes sexual purity and controlling one's body in a way that is holy and honorable.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-4: For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

Contradiction with Matthew 5:28

Song of Solomon 7:8 depicts the joy of physical longing, whereas Matthew 5:28 warns against lustful thoughts, suggesting a more restrained perspective on desire.

Matthew 5:28: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Contradiction with Colossians 3:5

Song of Solomon 7:8 illustrates the delights of physical passion, while Colossians 3:5 urges believers to put to death earthly desires, contrasting with the celebratory tone of physical intimacy.

Colossians 3:5: Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
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