Contradiction with Exodus 7:11
While Acts 19:19 shows believers burning magic books, Exodus 7:11 depicts sorcerers using their arts successfully.
Exodus 7:11: Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:10-12
Acts 19:19 describes the rejection of magic, whereas Deuteronomy strictly forbids engaging in it, indicating that magic's rejection, as in Acts, was expected.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12: There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 28:7
In Acts 19:19, sorcery books are destroyed, but in 1 Samuel, Saul seeks a medium, suggesting acceptance of sorcery.
1 Samuel 28:7: Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
Contradiction with Isaiah 47:12
Acts 19:19 details the abandonment of sorcery, while Isaiah 47:12 sarcastically suggests continuing in it due to its popularity.
Isaiah 47:12: Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
Contradiction with Daniel 1:20
In Acts 19:19, sorcery is rejected, but in Daniel, magicians and enchanters are consulted and valued for their wisdom.
Daniel 1:20: And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm. [wisdom...: Heb. wisdom of understanding]
Contradiction with Micah 5:12
Acts 19:19 shows sorcery being forsaken, contrasting with Micah's future prophecy of God eliminating sorcery, implying ongoing practice before this time.
Micah 5:12: And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no [more] soothsayers:
Contradiction with Acts 8:9-11
Acts 19:19 describes conversion leading to abandonment of sorcery, while in Acts 8, Simon, a magician, initially maintains influence over people with his sorcery.
Acts 8:9-11: But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: