Deuteronomy 24:6 forbids taking millstones as pledge, another essential item — both laws protect a person's livelihood.

Deuteronomy 24:10-13 expands the same rule: return the cloak by sunset, emphasizing compassion for the poor.

In Ezekiel 18:7, returning the pledge is a hallmark of righteousness — a direct application of this law to define the just man.

In Ezekiel 33:15, returning a pledge demonstrates genuine repentance and is part of the wicked person's turnaround.

In Amos 2:8, the rich abuse pledge garments by using them in worship — a clear violation of the Exodus command to return them by sunset.

In Deuteronomy 24:13, the same command is repeated with the added promise that the poor borrower will bless you for returning the pledge.

In Job 24:7, the poor sleep naked because pledges are not returned — illustrating the very injustice the Exodus law prevents.

Job 22:6 accuses Job of stripping people of clothing as a pledge — a violation of this law’s command to return it.

Deuteronomy 24:17 specifically forbids taking a widow’s cloak as pledge, applying the same protection to the most vulnerable.

In Ezekiel 18:16, the righteous person does not even take a pledge — a stricter standard than the Exodus law's requirement to return it.

In Proverbs 22:27, the same principle warns against giving a pledge you can't pay — the bed taken from under you echoes the garment as covering.