Job 22:30

He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

Cross-reference

Job 42:8 Parallel

Job 42:8 shows Job's righteous intercession delivering his friends — fulfilling the principle in Job 22:30 that the innocent are delivered through purity.

Isaiah 1:15 Contrast

Isaiah 1:15 contrasts sharply: God hides his eyes from prayers offered with bloody hands, opposite to deliverance through clean hands.

1 Timothy 2:8 commands lifting holy hands in prayer, directly echoing the 'cleanness of hands' that brings deliverance in Job.

Acts 27:24 Parallel

In Acts 27:24, Paul's righteousness secures deliverance for all aboard—a parallel to the innocent man's deliverance saving others.

James 5:16 Parallel

James 5:16 affirms that the prayer of a righteous person is powerful, echoing the idea that cleanness of hands brings deliverance.

Genesis 18:26-32 shows Abraham pleading for Sodom based on righteous people — a parallel to the idea that the innocent's purity brings deliverance.

Proverbs 11:11 shows the upright's blessing exalting a city, similar to how cleanness of hands brings deliverance.

Jeremiah 5:1 echoes the same principle: God pardons a city if one righteous person is found, just as deliverance comes through cleanness of hands.

Malachi 1:9 Parallel

Malachi 1:9 questions whether God will accept offerings from defiled hands, echoing the need for cleanness to gain favor.

James 5:15 Parallel

James 5:15 promises salvation through the prayer of faith, similar to Job's promise of deliverance through clean hands.