Contradiction with Matthew 25:29
While Luke 8:18 emphasizes the importance of holding onto what one has heard to gain more understanding, Matthew 25:29 suggests that those who have abundance will receive more, contradicting the aspect of losing what one has not diligently taken to heart.
Matthew 25:29: For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Contradiction with Proverbs 13:23
Luke 8:18 suggests those who have will receive more, but Proverbs 13:23 implies the destruction of the poor due to lack of judgment, contradicting the idea that more will be given even if one has little but uses it well.
Proverbs 13:23: Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:26
Luke 8:18 warns of losing what little one has if not utilized properly, whereas Ecclesiastes 2:26 describes God giving wisdom, knowledge, and happiness to the good, but to the sinner, he gives the task of gathering and storing wealth, only to give it to those who please God, which seems to distribute wealth differently.
Ecclesiastes 2:26: For [God] giveth to a man that [is] good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to [him that is] good before God. This also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit. [in his...: Heb. before him]
Paradox #1
Luke 8:18 might present a moral inconsistency because it suggests that those who have will receive more, while those who have little will lose even that. This could conflict with the idea of fairness or equality, where resources or opportunities should be distributed more evenly, not taken from those who have less.