Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
This verse advises leaning not on one's own understanding, which contradicts the emphasis on understanding in 2 Timothy 2:7.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9
This verse mentions the deceitfulness of the heart, suggesting a reliance on divine insight over personal understanding.
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:19
This verse highlights the futility of human wisdom, in contrast to the encouragement in 2 Timothy 2:7 to consider and gain understanding.
1 Corinthians 1:19: For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9
Here, God's thoughts and ways are declared higher than human understanding, contradicting any confidence in personal insight as suggested in 2 Timothy 2:7.
Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Contradiction with Romans 11:33
This verse points to the unsearchable nature of God's judgments and ways, challenging the notion of gaining complete understanding.
Romans 11:33: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!