Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 18:16

Proverbs 18:16 contradicts following 4 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Proverbs 18:16 for quick understanding.

Proverbs 18:16: A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
# Contradicting Verse Translation
1. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]
2. Acts 8:20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
3. 1 Corinthians 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4. James 2:9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
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