Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
Encourages trusting in the Lord without relying on one's own understanding, whereas Haggai 1:7 calls for personal consideration and reflection.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:34
Advises not to worry about tomorrow, contradicting the forward-thinking implication in Haggai 1:7 to "consider".
Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9
Asserts that God's thoughts and ways are higher than ours, opposing the idea of personal consideration of one's ways found in Haggai 1:7.
Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Contradiction with Luke 12:22
Advises not to be anxious about life, which contrasts with the introspective and evaluative nature of Haggai 1:7.
Luke 12:22: And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Contradiction with James 4:13-14
Warns against planning without considering God's will, while Haggai 1:7 promotes introspection and planning.
James 4:13-14: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: