In Deuteronomy 20:19, the same preservation principle forbids cutting fruit trees during siege — both protect essential means of life.

In Exodus 22:26, the law requires returning a cloak taken in pledge by nightfall, similar to protecting necessities as in the millstone pledge.

In Exodus 22:27, the reason given for returning the cloak is compassion for the poor, echoing the life-preserving concern in the millstone pledge.

In Job 24:3, taking a widow's ox in pledge is condemned — a direct parallel to the prohibition against taking essential tools.

In Ezekiel 33:15, restoring a pledge is part of repentance that leads to life — reflecting the law's concern for essential pledges.