Contradiction with Matthew 7:21
Contradicts the act of meditating only on statutes by emphasizing doing the will of God as essential for entering the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:1
Highlights that knowledge can lead to pride, which may contradict the implication of acquiring understanding solely through meditation on statutes.
1 Corinthians 8:1: Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
Contradiction with Romans 10:4
Implies the end of the law for righteousness, which can contrast with the continual meditation on statutes of the law.
Romans 10:4: For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Contradiction with Galatians 3:23-25
Suggests the law served as a guardian until Christ, conflicting with the idea of unending meditation on old statutes.
Galatians 3:23-25: But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13
Refers to the obsolescence of the old covenant, which implies a potential contradiction for focusing only on old statutes.
Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.