Contradiction with Isaiah 55:1
While Psalms 49:8 suggests the costliness of redeeming a soul, Isaiah 55:1 offers an invitation to receive salvation without money or price, implying it is freely given.
Isaiah 55:1: Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Contradiction with Ephesians 2:8-9
Psalms 49:8 emphasizes the impossibility of redeeming a soul with wealth, but Ephesians 2:8-9 underscores that salvation is a gift from God through faith, not achievable by works or purchase.
Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
Contradiction with Proverbs 11:4
Psalms 49:8 discusses the inadequacy of wealth for redemption, yet Proverbs 11:4 notes that righteousness, not riches, can deliver from death, suggesting an alternative to wealth for redemption.
Proverbs 11:4: Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Contradiction with Matthew 19:24
While Psalms 49:8 highlights wealth's insufficiency in saving a soul, Matthew 19:24 uses the metaphor of a camel passing through a needle’s eye to emphasize the difficulty for a rich person to enter God's kingdom, suggesting other paths lead to salvation.
Matthew 19:24: And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Contradiction with 1 Peter 1:18-19
Psalms 49:8 states the high cost of redemption is beyond gold or silver, while 1 Peter 1:18-19 clarifies that we are redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, contrasting material wealth with spiritual sacrifice.
1 Peter 1:18-19: Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;