Contradiction with Exodus 20:4
While 1 John 5:21 warns against idolatry, Exodus 20:4 explicitly commands not to make any graven image, reinforcing rather than contradicting the caution against idols.
Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
Contradiction with Psalm 115:4
This verse describes the ineffectiveness of idols, aligning with the warning in 1 John 5:21 rather than contradicting it.
Psalm 115:4: Their idols [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Contradiction with Isaiah 44:9
This verse condemns idol makers, echoing the sentiment in 1 John 5:21, making them consistent rather than contradictory.
Isaiah 44:9: They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. [delectable: Heb. desirable]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:5
This passage highlights the futility of idols, which supports the caution in 1 John 5:21 against idol worship instead of contradicting it.
Jeremiah 10:5: They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good.
Contradiction with Acts 17:29
This verse argues against viewing the Divine as comparable to idols, which aligns with the warning in 1 John 5:21.
Acts 17:29: Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.