Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7
This verse states that the Lord looks at the heart, not the outward appearance, while Genesis 29:17 emphasizes Leah's tender eyes and Rachel's beauty.
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]
Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30
This verse indicates that beauty is deceitful and vain, in contrast to Genesis 29:17, which highlights Rachel's physical attractiveness.
Proverbs 31:30: Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:3-4
This passage advises focusing on inner beauty rather than outward adornment, contradicting the emphasis on Rachel's outer beauty in Genesis 29:17.
1 Peter 3:3-4: Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
Contradiction with Isaiah 53:2
This verse describes the servant of God with no beauty or majesty, conflicting with the significance placed on physical beauty in Genesis 29:17.
Isaiah 53:2: For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.
Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9-10
These verses emphasize modesty and good works over appearance, differing from the attention to appearance in Genesis 29:17.
1 Timothy 2:9-10: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; [broided: or, plaited]