Contradiction with Matthew 5:3
Habakkuk 2:6 speaks against those who increase what is not theirs through deceit, while Matthew 5:3 blesses the poor in spirit, highlighting the opposite virtue of humility and spiritual impoverishment.
Matthew 5:3: Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Contradiction with Proverbs 28:20
Habakkuk 2:6 criticizes those who gain riches illicitly, whereas Proverbs 28:20 promises blessings to the faithful, indicating that true gain comes from righteousness, not greed.
Proverbs 28:20: A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [innocent: or, unpunished]
Contradiction with Isaiah 5:8
Habakkuk 2:6 denounces accumulation of wealth through exploitation, contrasting with Isaiah 5:8 which condemns those who join house to house and field to field, signifying judgment against material excess.
Isaiah 5:8: Woe unto them that join house to house, [that] lay field to field, till [there be] no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! [they: Heb. ye]
Contradiction with Luke 12:15
Habakkuk 2:6 targets greed and unlawful gain, while Luke 12:15 warns against covetousness, affirming that one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.
Luke 12:15: And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.