Contradiction with Proverbs 16:16
This verse highlights the value of wisdom and understanding over material wealth, contrasting with the trade and riches emphasized in Ezekiel 27:15.
Proverbs 16:16: How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20
Encourages laying up treasures in heaven rather than on earth, contradicting the focus on earthly trade and wealth in Ezekiel 27:15.
Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:10
Warns about the love of money being the root of all evil, which contrasts with the trade and acquisition of wealth depicted in Ezekiel 27:15.
1 Timothy 6:10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. [erred: or, been seduced]
Contradiction with James 5:1-3
Condemns hoarding and the corrosion of wealth, opposing the accumulation of goods described in Ezekiel 27:15.
James 5:1-3: Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].