Contradiction with Luke 12:51
Matthew 11:29 speaks of rest and gentleness, while Luke 12:51 highlights division and conflict.
Luke 12:51: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
Contradiction with Matthew 10:34
Matthew 11:29 offers rest, yet Matthew 10:34 states that Jesus brought a sword, not peace.
Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Contradiction with Luke 14:26
Matthew 11:29 emphasizes comfort, but Luke 14:26 requires hating one's family, which is contentious.
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 John 12:25
Matthew 11:29 invites rest for the soul, whereas John 12:25 encourages hating one's life to gain eternal life.
John 12:25: He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Contradiction with Exodus 15:3
Matthew 11:29 portrays Jesus as gentle, but Exodus 15:3 describes the Lord as a man of war.
Exodus 15:3: The LORD [is] a man of war: the LORD [is] his name.
Contradiction with Revelation 19:11
Matthew 11:29 emphasizes meekness, while Revelation 19:11 depicts Christ as a judge and warrior.
Revelation 19:11: And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Contradiction with James 4:9
Matthew 11:29 offers peace, yet James 4:9 calls for sorrow and heaviness.
James 4:9: Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:3
Matthew 11:29 promises rest, whereas 1 Samuel 15:3 commands total destruction, which is harsh.
1 Samuel 15:3: Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
Paradox #1
Some people might see a conflict between the idea of being "meek and humble" in the verse and the actions of some religious leaders or practitioners who might not always act in a humble way. When religious figures are proud or domineering, it could seem inconsistent with the teaching of humility.