Contradiction with Genesis 11:7
This verse describes God introducing confusion of languages at the Tower of Babel, suggesting divine intention for language diversity, unlike 1 Corinthians 14:10, which illustrates language as a means of communication and understanding.
Genesis 11:7: Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Contradiction with Genesis 11:9
This verse highlights the creation of different languages to prevent understanding among people, contrasting 1 Corinthians 14:10's point on the universality and comprehensibility of languages.
Genesis 11:9: Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. [Babel: that is, Confusion]
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:49
In this verse, a foreign nation with an unknown language is seen as a curse, opposing the idea in 1 Corinthians 14:10 of the inherent value and presence of meaning in all languages.
Deuteronomy 28:49: The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, [as swift] as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; [understand: Heb. hear]
Contradiction with Isaiah 28:11
This verse speaks of people being addressed with a foreign tongue as a form of judgment, opposing the neutral or positive view of different languages implied in 1 Corinthians 14:10.
Isaiah 28:11: For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. [stammering...: Heb. stammerings of lip] [will...: or, he hath spoken]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 5:15
This verse frames an unfamiliar language as a form of intimidation from an invading nation, contrasting 1 Corinthians 14:10’s notion of every voice being significant.
Jeremiah 5:15: Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it [is] a mighty nation, it [is] an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.