Contradiction with Proverbs 14:10
This verse suggests that only the person experiencing grief can fully understand their own sorrow, contrasting with the communal comfort of 2 Corinthians 1:4.
Proverbs 14:10: The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. [his own...: Heb. the bitterness of his soul]
Contradiction with Galatians 6:5
This verse emphasizes personal responsibility for one's own burdens, contradicting the idea of sharing comfort with others.
Galatians 6:5: For every man shall bear his own burden.
Contradiction with Job 21:3
Job seeks to express his own grief and expects others to listen rather than share in comfort, opposite to the mutual comfort mentioned in 2 Corinthians 1:4.
Job 21:3: Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:3
Advocates for the value of sorrow and its refining effects, which contrasts with the alleviation of suffering suggested in 2 Corinthians 1:4.
Ecclesiastes 7:3: Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. [Sorrow: or, Anger]
Contradiction with Psalm 88:18
Depicts abandonment and isolation, contradicting the communal support in 2 Corinthians 1:4.
Psalm 88:18: Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, [and] mine acquaintance into darkness.
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:8
Expresses despair that prayers for relief are unheard, differing from the consolation and hope described in 2 Corinthians 1:4.
Lamentations 3:8: Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.