Genesis 20:5
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
Cross-reference
In 20:16, Abimelek tells Sarah she is vindicated — confirming that his claim of innocence in 20:5 was genuine, as God had kept him from sinning.
Genesis 12:13 is the same scheme: Abraham instructs Sarah to call herself his sister for protection. Abimelek is referencing this exact prior arrangement.
Genesis 26:7 shows Isaac repeating the same 'she is my sister' deception — the identical family pattern of Abraham's lie recurring with the next generation.
In 1 Kings 9:4, God calls Solomon to walk before Him 'in integrity of heart' — the same phrase Abimelech claims. Both invoke this standard before God.
In 2 Kings 20:3, Hezekiah pleads 'I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart' — nearly identical appeal to integrity and innocence before God.
In 1 Chronicles 29:17, David says God 'triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness' — the same appeal to integrity of heart as a standard God honors.
Psalm 7:8 asks God to judge 'according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity' — the same appeal to a clean conscience Abimelech makes here.
In Psalm 24:4, those with clean hands and pure heart receive blessing, directly echoing Abimelech's innocence and God's response.
In 1 Thessalonians 2:10, Paul describes their blameless behavior, paralleling Abimelech's innocence before God.
In 2 Corinthians 1:12, Paul boasts of his sincere conduct, akin to Abimelech's integrity affirmed by God.
Romans 2:15 describes conscience bearing witness and excusing — Abimelech's appeal to his integrity reflects this inner moral testimony before God.
In Daniel 6:22, Daniel declares his innocence before the king — God vindicates him because he acted with integrity, echoing the innocent-hands claim here.
In Proverbs 11:3, the integrity of the upright guides them, reflecting how Abimelech's integrity kept him innocent.
Psalm 73:13 uses the same 'pure heart / washed hands' language to express innocence — though the psalmist questions whether such purity was pointless, unlike Abimelek's confident claim.
Psalm 51:6 says God delights in truth in the inward being — Abimelech appeals to just this kind of inner integrity and innocence of heart before God.
In Psalm 26:6, the psalmist washes his hands in innocence, echoing the clean hands of the innocent party.
In Psalm 25:21, integrity and uprightness preserve one from harm, echoing how God preserved Abimelech due to his integrity.