Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9
Explains the deceitfulness and wicked nature of the human heart, contrary to the transformation of the heart described in Ezekiel 36:26.
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Contradiction with Matthew 15:19
Lists the evil thoughts and actions that come from the heart, contradicting the idea of a new, clean heart given in Ezekiel 36:26.
Matthew 15:19: For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Contradiction with Romans 7:18
Discusses the struggle with sin and the presence of nothing good in human nature, contrasting with the new heart and spirit promised in Ezekiel 36:26.
Romans 7:18: For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but [how] to perform that which is good I find not.
Contradiction with Genesis 6:5
Describes the continual evil in human thoughts and intents before the flood, highlighting the contrast with the renewal of heart in Ezekiel 36:26.
Genesis 6:5: And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. [every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires] [continually: Heb. every day]
Contradiction with Proverbs 28:26
Warns against trusting one's own heart, which conflicts with the notion of receiving a new, trustworthy heart in Ezekiel 36:26.
Proverbs 28:26: He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.