Contradiction with Numbers 21:6
Whereas Numbers 24:6 describes blessings and abundance, Numbers 21:6 describes punishment and death through fiery serpents.
Numbers 21:6: And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:8
Numbers 24:6 likens Israel to well-watered gardens, while Jeremiah 17:8 contrasts those who trust in mankind with those who trust in the Lord, implying security or insecurity based on faith.
Jeremiah 17:8: For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and [that] spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. [drought: or, restraint]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5
Numbers 24:6 speaks of healthy growth, while Jeremiah 17:5 speaks of the cursed condition of those who trust in man.
Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Contradiction with Isaiah 44:11
Numbers 24:6 features positive imagery of growth and vitality, while Isaiah 44:11 depicts disappointment and shame for idol makers.
Isaiah 44:11: Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they [are] of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; [yet] they shall fear, [and] they shall be ashamed together.
Contradiction with Job 14:2
Numbers 24:6 uses the positive imagery of gardens, while Job 14:2 uses the imagery of a fleeting flower to describe human life as brief and troubled.
Job 14:2: He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.