Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 8:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 8:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 8:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, the person is asking their special someone to hurry and come to them, like a fast and happy deer running on beautiful, sweet-smelling hills. They want to be with their loved one very much and are excited to see them.

Song of Solomon 8:14: Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. [Make...: Heb. Flee away]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:9

This verse suggests getting married if unable to control passion, while Song of Solomon 8:14 encourages the pursuit of passion.

1 Corinthians 7:9: But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

These verses describe love as patient and kind, not self-seeking, contrasting with the urgency and self-focused desire in Song of Solomon 8:14.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5: Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, [vaunteth...: or, is not rash]

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4

Encourages abstaining from passionate lust and maintaining self-control, which is opposite to the passionate longing depicted in Song of Solomon 8:14.

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

Contradiction with James 1:14-15

Warns against following one's own desires which can lead to sin and death, whereas Song of Solomon 8:14 expresses an eager pursuit of desire.

James 1:14-15: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
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