Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 8:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 8:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 8:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christians, the author of the Song of Solomon is often thought to be Solomon. This verse is understood as someone feeling strong and beautiful, and they believe that someone special loves and appreciates them a lot.

Song of Solomon 8:10: I [am] a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour. [favour: Heb. peace]

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:4

This verse highlights a virtuous woman as a crown to her husband, emphasizing virtue and godliness as opposed to the self-assured independence and personal strength conveyed in Song of Solomon 8:10.

Proverbs 12:4: A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9-10

These verses stress modesty and good works as the true adornment for women, which contrasts with the proud and self-sufficient image presented in Song of Solomon 8:10.

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 1 Peter 3:3-4

This passage advocates for inner beauty and a gentle spirit rather than outward confidence, contradicting the self-assertive statement in Song of Solomon 8:10.

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 Corinthians 6:19-20

These verses articulate the concept of the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit, urging believers to honor God with their bodies, which can be viewed as contradicting the self-focus in Song of Solomon 8:10.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20: What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30

Favors fear of the Lord over any self-boasting or physical attributes, contrasting with the self-praise seen in Song of Solomon 8:10.

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