Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5-6
Trusting in one's own understanding contradicts seeking external guidance as Josiah does when sending messengers.
Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5
Reliance on human counsel contrasts with this verse, which warns against trusting in humans rather than God.
Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Contradiction with Psalm 118:8-9
Preferring God's refuge over human advice differs from Josiah's action of seeking guidance from individuals.
Psalm 118:8-9: [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Contradiction with Isaiah 2:22
Calling for the dependence on humans contrasts Jeremiah's act of consulting human messengers for wisdom.
Isaiah 2:22: Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Contradiction with Galatians 1:10
Seeking to please God rather than men contrasts Josiah's reliance on his servants to act.
Galatians 1:10: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.