Contradiction with Amos 5:21
This verse expresses God's disdain for feast days and offerings, which contradicts the idea of offering thanksgiving as a pleasing act to God suggested in Psalms 116:17.
Amos 5:21: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:13
This verse shows God's rejection of offerings and ceremonies when performed by those whose hearts are not sincere, contrasting with the favorable view of thanksgiving offerings in Psalms 116:17.
Isaiah 1:13: Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; [it is] iniquity, even the solemn meeting. [iniquity: or, grief]
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
This verse emphasizes God's desire for mercy over sacrifice, contrasting with the emphasis on thanksgiving offerings in Psalms 116:17.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 6:20
This verse suggests that offerings from the wrong heart are worthless, contradicting the notion that thanksgiving offerings are inherently acceptable in Psalms 116:17.
Jeremiah 6:20: To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings [are] not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Contradiction with Matthew 9:13
This verse emphasizes the importance of mercy over sacrifice, contradicting the focus on offerings as acts of thanksgiving in Psalms 116:17.
Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.