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.