Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 8:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 8:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 8:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, the person speaking in this verse feels they have their own special garden that they take care of. They are telling Solomon that he can have the riches he deserves, while others who help can have some too.

Song of Solomon 8:12: My vineyard, which [is] mine, [is] before me: thou, O Solomon, [must have] a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

These verses advise storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth, contradicting the notion of possessing and keeping earthly vineyards or wealth.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:7

This verse states that we bring nothing into the world and can take nothing out, opposing the idea of personal ownership as seen in a vineyard.

1 Timothy 6:7: For we brought nothing into [this] world, [and it is] certain we can carry nothing out.

Contradiction with Luke 12:15

Here, Jesus warns against covetousness and emphasizes that life is not about the abundance of possessions, conflicting with the focus on possession in Song of Solomon 8:12.

Luke 12:15: And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Contradiction with Philippians 3:7-8

Paul speaks of considering all things as loss for the sake of Christ, suggesting a shift away from earthly ownership like that of the vineyard.

Philippians 3:7-8: But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
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