Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
Contradicts as it advises to trust in the Lord with all your heart and not rely on your own understanding, while Acts 8:34 reflects a questioning and inquisitive approach for understanding.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 12:12
Contradicts by warning that much study is wearisome, while Acts 8:34 shows a pursuit of understanding through questioning.
Ecclesiastes 12:12: And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books [there is] no end; and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh. [study: or, reading]
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:14
Contradicts as it states the natural man cannot understand spiritual matters without the Spirit, while Acts 8:34 shows someone seeking to understand scripture purely through explanation.
1 Corinthians 2:14: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.
Contradiction with Matthew 11:25
Contradicts as it speaks of truth being hidden from the wise and learned, while Acts 8:34 implies understanding can be gained through teaching.
Matthew 11:25: At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9
Contradicts by emphasizing that God's ways and thoughts are higher than human understanding, while Acts 8:34 involves attempting to comprehend God's message.
Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.