Contradiction with Genesis 40:8
Nehemiah 8:8 emphasizes clarity and interpretation given by leaders, while Genesis 40:8 suggests that interpretations belong to God alone.
Genesis 40:8: And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and [there is] no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, [Do] not interpretations [belong] to God? tell me [them], I pray you.
Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
Nehemiah 8:8 shows reliance on human explanation, while Proverbs 3:5 advises trusting in the Lord with all heart rather than relying on one's own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Matthew 13:13
Nehemiah 8:8 highlights making the meaning clear, whereas Matthew 13:13 points out that some teachings are given so that they may not understand.
Matthew 13:13: Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:14
Nehemiah 8:8 suggests understanding through clear explanation, while 1 Corinthians 2:14 indicates that spiritual truths cannot be discerned by natural means without the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:14: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.
Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:16
Nehemiah 8:8 demonstrates interpreting and understanding, yet 2 Peter 3:16 acknowledges that some scriptures are hard to understand and are often misinterpreted.
2 Peter 3:16: As also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.