Genesis 9:3 gives permission to eat all living things, directly contrasting the 'do not taste/touch' rules here.

In Matthew 15:17, Jesus teaches that food doesn't defile, opposing the purity restrictions echoed in these human commands.

Mark 7:19 declares all foods clean, directly contradicting the dietary rules implied in these human prohibitions.

Genesis 3:3 records Eve adding 'neither shall you touch it' to God's command, mirroring the human prohibitions Paul quotes.

Leviticus 11:8 commands not touching unclean carcasses, the OT purity law behind the human regulations Paul quotes.

1 Timothy 4:3 describes false teachers forbidding foods, matching the ascetic regulations Paul warns against here.

Mark 7:3 describes the tradition of handwashing, a human tradition similar to the 'do not touch' regulations Paul cites.

In 1 Timothy 4:8, bodily training has limited value but godliness is all-important — paralleling the ascetic rules' limited worth here.