Contradiction with Proverbs 17:3
This verse suggests that the Lord tests the hearts of people, which can be seen as a refining process similar to Malachi 3:3, creating a conceptual overlap rather than a contradiction.
Proverbs 17:3: The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Contradiction with James 1:3-4
These verses suggest joy in the refining process through trials, aligning in spirit but differing in the emphasis on joy compared to Malachi 3:3's focus on purification.
James 1:3-4: Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Contradiction with Hebrews 12:5-6
These verses imply God disciplines out of love, not just refining as in Malachi 3:3, creating a difference in intent and approach.
Hebrews 12:5-6: And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Contradiction with 1 Peter 4:12-13
Suggests rejoicing in trials as participation in Christ's sufferings, which offers a different perspective on the refining process compared to Malachi 3:3.
1 Peter 4:12-13: Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
Contradiction with Revelation 3:18
Instructs to buy refined gold to become rich, suggesting a voluntary refinement process as opposed to the imposed refinement in Malachi 3:3.
Revelation 3:18: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.