Contradiction with Proverbs 16:25
This verse states that there is a way that seems right to a man, but the end leads to death, contradicting the idea of approving things excellent.
Proverbs 16:25: There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9
These verses highlight how God's thoughts and ways are higher than human understanding, potentially opposing the notion that one can discern what is excellent.
Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9
This verse suggests that the heart is deceitful above all things, contrasting with the idea that one can approve and discern what is excellent in Philippians 1:10.
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Contradiction with Romans 3:10
This verse claims there is none righteous, no, not one, which contradicts the idea of approving excellent things.
Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:2
This verse points out that if anyone thinks they know something, they do not know it as they ought to know, conflicting with the assurance of knowing what is excellent.
1 Corinthians 8:2: And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.