Contradiction with Proverbs 21:30
States that there is no wisdom or understanding against the LORD, contradicting the mistaken assumption in 2 Kings 3:23.
Proverbs 21:30: [There is] no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Contradiction with Psalms 118:8
Emphasizes trust in the LORD rather than in man's understanding, contrasting the Moabites' assumption.
Psalms 118:8: [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:9
Asserts God's ways and thoughts are higher than human ways, opposing the Moabites' misjudgment.
Isaiah 55:9: For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23
Declares that man's way is not in himself, countering the false conclusion drawn by the Moabites.
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 1 Corinthians 3:19
States that the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, challenging the Moabites' earthly reasoning.
1 Corinthians 3:19: For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
Contradiction with Job 12:24
Suggests that God takes away the understanding of leaders, paralleling the Moabite error in judgment.
Job 12:24: He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness [where there is] no way.
Contradiction with Isaiah 44:25
References God frustrating deceivers' tokens, aligning with the wrongful interpretation by the Moabites in 2 Kings 3:23.
Isaiah 44:25: That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise [men] backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;