Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
Hosea 12:6 emphasizes trusting in the Lord and waiting on Him, whereas Proverbs 3:5 advises trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not relying on your own understanding, suggesting a potential contradiction in the method of reliance on God.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:25
Hosea 12:6 encourages waiting on God continually, while Matthew 6:25 advises not to worry about life, suggesting a contradiction in how one should maintain their focus and concerns.
Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:7
Hosea 12:6 calls to wait on God continually, but Isaiah 64:7 mentions that no one calls on God's name or strives to lay hold of Him, presenting a contradiction in the response to God's presence.
Isaiah 64:7: And [there is] none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. [consumed: Heb. melted] [because: Heb. by the hand]
Contradiction with James 1:6
Hosea 12:6 instructs to wait continually on God, while James 1:6 warns against doubting when asking for wisdom, contradicting how faith and reliance should be unwavering.
James 1:6: But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.