Contradiction with Proverbs 10:14
This verse suggests the wise lay up knowledge, implying actions with their own wisdom, contrasting the idea of nourishing others directly.
Proverbs 10:14: Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.
Contradiction with Proverbs 17:28
This verse states that even a fool is considered wise when silent, contradicting the shedding of valuable words as depicted in Proverbs 10:21.
Proverbs 17:28: Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:7
It emphasizes a time to keep silence and a time to speak, suggesting that silence can also be wise, which contrasts with the direct nourishing by words in Proverbs 10:21.
Ecclesiastes 3:7: A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Contradiction with James 1:19
Advises being slow to speak, implying restraint in speaking, which is contrary to nourishing many with words as in Proverbs 10:21.
James 1:19: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: