Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
This verse advises trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not leaning on your own understanding, which contradicts the instruction in 1 Samuel 10:7 to do as occasion serves you, implying reliance on one's own judgement.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23
This verse acknowledges that a man's way is not in himself and that it's not in man who walks to direct his steps, contrasting with the autonomy suggested in 1 Samuel 10:7.
Jeremiah 10:23: O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9
These verses emphasize that God's thoughts and ways are higher than human thoughts and ways, contradicting the implication in 1 Samuel 10:7 to act based on personal assessment of a situation.
Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9
This verse states that a man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps, reinforcing divine guidance over self-directed actions as implied contrary in 1 Samuel 10:7.
Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Contradiction with James 4:13-15
These verses caution against boasting about tomorrow and encourage saying “If the Lord will,” which contrasts with the independence in taking action shown in 1 Samuel 10:7.
James 4:13-15: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
Paradox #1
The potential doctrinal conflict with 1 Samuel 10:7 could relate to the issue of guidance and decision-making with divine intervention. If one believes that every significant decision should be directly instructed by God or through religious authorities, the guidance in this verse could seem too reliant on personal judgment. This might appear inconsistent with beliefs that emphasize following explicit divine commands. Otherwise, this is generally harmonized in interpretations as the guidance to act when opportunities align with God's will.