Contradiction with Matthew 5:6
This verse says, "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled," which may imply a future or conditional filling rather than an immediate outpouring of 'rivers of living water' as stated in John 7:38.
Matthew 5:6: Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Contradiction with Luke 14:26
This verse requires a disciple to 'hate' his own life, which might be seen as contradicting the 'flowing of living water' from one's innermost being, suggesting inner turmoil rather than peace and sustenance.
Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Contradiction with Mark 4:25
"For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath," which seems to imply deprivation rather than an overflow of blessings as described in John 7:38.
Mark 4:25: For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:9
"The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun," contradicts the idea of 'living water' as a new and continuous outpouring.
Ecclesiastes 1:9: The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there is] no new [thing] under the sun.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27
"But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise," which might conflict with the straightforward promise of abundance in John 7:38 with the presence of unexpected contradiction or limitations.
1 Corinthians 1:27: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;