Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 10:16
Matthew 10:16 contradicts following 32 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Matthew 10:16 for quick understanding.
Matthew 10:16: Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. [harmless: or, simple]
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Genesis 3:14 | And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou [art] cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: |
| 2. | Genesis 34:18 | And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. |
| 3. | Judges 16:18 | And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand. |
| 4. | 2 Samuel 3:20 | So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that [were] with him a feast. |
| 5. | 2 Samuel 15:36 | Behold, [they have] there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's [son], and Jonathan Abiathar's [son]; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear. |
| 6. | 2 Samuel 17:7 | And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given [is] not good at this time. [given: Heb. counselled] |
| 7. | 1 Kings 22:32 | And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it [is] the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out. |
| 8. | 1 Chronicles 19:3 | But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? [Thinkest...: Heb. In thine eyes doth David, etc] |
| 9. | Proverbs 14:16 | A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. |
| 10. | Proverbs 22:3 | A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. |
| 11. | Proverbs 26:4 | Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. |
| 12. | Proverbs 26:5 | Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. [conceit: Heb. eyes] |
| 13. | Isaiah 59:5 | They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. [cockatrice': or, adder's] [crushed...: or, sprinkled is as if there brake out a viper] |
| 14. | Jeremiah 8:17 | For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which [will] not [be] charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. |
| 15. | Ezekiel 3:9 | As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house. |
| 16. | Ezekiel 19:4 | The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. |
| 17. | Matthew 10:34 | Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. |
| 18. | Luke 2:8 | And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. [watch: or, the night watches] |
| 19. | Luke 10:3 | Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. |
| 20. | Luke 10:19 | Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. |
| 21. | Luke 18:17 | Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. |
| 22. | John 2:15 | And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; |
| 23. | John 9:27 | He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear [it] again? will ye also be his disciples? |
| 24. | Acts 5:20 | Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. |
| 25. | Acts 9:24 | But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. |
| 26. | Acts 28:2 | And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. |
| 27. | Acts 28:16 | And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him. |
| 28. | Romans 16:19 | For your obedience is come abroad unto all [men]. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. [simple: or, harmless] |
| 29. | 1 Corinthians 14:20 | Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. [men: Gr. perfect, or, of a ripe age] |
| 30. | 1 Corinthians 16:10 | Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also [do]. |
| 31. | Colossians 4:5 | Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. |
| 32. | James 3:17 | But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. [partiality: or, wrangling] |
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