Contradiction with Matthew 5:28
This verse condemns lustful thoughts, emphasizing internal purity, whereas Ezekiel 23:12 describes lusting after physical appearances.
Matthew 5:28: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:18
Encourages fleeing from immorality, contrasting with the active pursuit of foreign paramours in Ezekiel 23:12.
1 Corinthians 6:18: Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Contradiction with James 4:4
Warns against friendship with the world, contrasting with the desire for worldly allure in Ezekiel 23:12.
James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Contradiction with Romans 12:2
Advises not to conform to worldly desires, opposing the longing for foreign nations in Ezekiel 23:12.
Romans 12:2: And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Contradiction with 1 John 2:15
Warns against loving worldly things, contrasting with the attraction described in Ezekiel 23:12.
1 John 2:15: Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.