Contradiction with Exodus 20:4-5
These verses contradict Job 31:26 by prohibiting the making and worshipping of any likeness of things in heaven, emphasizing strict monotheism, whereas Job 31:26 points out the observance of celestial bodies.
Exodus 20:4-5: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:19
Contradicts Job 31:26 by warning against worshipping celestial bodies, which is similar to what Job notes as a potential object of misplaced reverence.
Deuteronomy 4:19: And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, [even] all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. [divided: or, imparted]
Contradiction with 2 Kings 23:5
This verse discusses the removal of priests who worshipped celestial bodies, contradicting Job 31:26 by highlighting heavenly bodies as objects of false worship.
2 Kings 23:5: And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. [put...: Heb. caused to cease] [idolatrous...: Heb. Chemarim] [planets: or, twelve signs or, constellations]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:2
In this verse, celestial worship is condemned, standing in opposition to Job 31:26 by showing the repercussions of such actions.
Jeremiah 8:2: And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 8:16
Contradicts Job 31:26 as it describes people worshipping the sun, shown as a detestable act.
Ezekiel 8:16: And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, [were] about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
Contradiction with Acts 7:42
This verse refers to worshipping the host of heaven, which contradicts Job 31:26 by implying divine disapproval of celestial reverence.
Acts 7:42: Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices [by the space of] forty years in the wilderness?