Contradiction with Proverbs 11:14
Isaiah 44:25 speaks of frustrating false signs, while Proverbs 11:14 emphasizes the value of having many counselors for success, suggesting that wisdom comes from collective advice, not confusion.
Proverbs 11:14: Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:20
In 1 Corinthians, Paul questions the wisdom of the world, which parallels Isaiah's theme of confounding the wise, but its reliance on God’s wisdom indirectly supports the chaos Isaiah condemns.
1 Corinthians 1:20: Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Contradiction with James 3:17
James describes heavenly wisdom as pure and peaceable, opposing Isaiah 44:25's theme of earthly wisdom being confounded and frustrated by divine intervention.
James 3:17: But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. [partiality: or, wrangling]
Contradiction with Proverbs 21:30
This verse states no wisdom or counsel can prevail against the Lord, which aligns rather than contradicts, showing only perceived contradiction with Isaiah’s claim that God frustrates earthly wisdom.
Proverbs 21:30: [There is] no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.