Contradiction with Romans 12:17
Romans advises against repaying evil with evil, contrasting with any implication of deceitful behavior mentioned in Paul's actions.
Romans 12:17: Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Contradiction with Proverbs 12:20
Proverbs highlights deception as evil, in contrast to Paul’s assertion of using “guile” which suggests deceit.
Proverbs 12:20: Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.
Contradiction with 1 Peter 2:1
Calls for laying aside all guile, contradicting Paul's mention of using guile.
1 Peter 2:1: Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Contradiction with John 8:44
Speaks of the devil being a liar, suggesting all deceit is inherently evil, opposing any justified use of deceit.
John 8:44: Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. [of his own: or, from his own will or disposition]
Contradiction with Proverbs 19:9
States that a false witness will not go unpunished, contrasting with any suggestion of deceit being acceptable.
Proverbs 19:9: A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish.