Contradiction with Matthew 5:28
Job 31:12 speaks of destruction due to adultery internally, while Matthew 5:28 extends the concept, referencing it as lustful thoughts, thus showing contradiction in perceived severity.
Matthew 5:28: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Contradiction with Proverbs 6:32
While Job 31:12 portrays adultery as a personal destructive fire, Proverbs 6:32 emphasizes a lack of understanding and a soul-damaging act, pointing to difference in consequences.
Proverbs 6:32: [But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul. [understanding: Heb. heart]
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:18
Job 31:12 discusses destruction through adultery metaphorically as a fire. 1 Corinthians 6:18 extends this to a broader theological context, focusing on sin against one's body as a temple.
1 Corinthians 6:18: Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Contradiction with James 1:15
Job 31:12 frames adultery as destructive fire, while James 1:15 conceptualizes sin as a process leading from desire to death, displaying a linear versus immediate consequence contrast.
James 1:15: Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Contradiction with Exodus 20:14
Job 31:12 notes an expansive destructive fire analogy, contrasting Exodus 20:14, which bluntly prohibits adultery without metaphor or consequence context.
Exodus 20:14: Thou shalt not commit adultery.