Contradiction with Psalm 8:4
Hebrews 2:6 echoes Psalm 8:4, raising the question of contradiction since it repeats rather than directly contradicts the reverence for man.
Psalm 8:4: What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Contradiction with Hebrews 2:7
Contradicts the emphasis on man's lower status compared to angels, whereas Hebrews 2:6 queries the significance of man in a humble sense.
Hebrews 2:7: Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: [lower...: or, while inferior to]
Contradiction with Genesis 1:27
Depicts man as made in God's image, suggesting a nobility not questioned in Hebrews 2:6.
Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Contradiction with Job 7:17
Echoes the sentiment of questioning man's importance but suggests man's suffering, contrasting with Hebrews' focus on dignity.
Job 7:17: What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
Contradiction with Psalm 144:3
Similar query as Hebrews 2:6 but adds the notion of man's transient life as a contradiction to eternal significance.
Psalm 144:3: LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him!