Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 13:1
1 Corinthians 13:1 emphasizes the importance of charity with speaking in tongues, suggesting that without love, sounding brass or tinkling cymbals are meaningless, whereas 1 Corinthians 14:7 emphasizes distinct sounds.
1 Corinthians 13:1: Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Contradiction with Psalm 150:5
Psalm 150:5 encourages praising God with loud cymbals, highlighting the priority of sound for worship, which contrasts with the utility-based perspective on sound in 1 Corinthians 14:7.
Psalm 150:5: Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:7
Ecclesiastes 3:7 speaks of a time to keep silence, which may contradict with the notion of creating distinct sounds for communication as implied in 1 Corinthians 14:7.
Ecclesiastes 3:7: A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Contradiction with James 1:26
James 1:26 warns against uncontrolled speech and suggests internal spirituality over outward expression, differing from the focus on clarity and sound in communication in 1 Corinthians 14:7.
James 1:26: If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion [is] vain.