Job 22:6

For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Cross-references

Job 24:3 Parallel

Job 24:3 describes the same oppressive practice of taking pledges from the vulnerable, confirming the type of sin Eliphaz accuses Job of.

Job 24:9 Parallel

Job 24:9 also mentions taking pledges from the poor, echoing the same accusation.

Job 24:10 Parallel

Job 24:10 describes the poor going naked without clothing, matching the stripping Eliphaz accuses Job of.

Job 31:19 Contrast

Job 31:19 shows Job's claim that he clothed the needy, directly contrasting Eliphaz's accusation of stripping them.

Job 31:20 Contrast

Job 31:20 continues Job's defense of warming the poor with his fleece, opposing the charge in Job 22:6.

Job 13:4 Contrast

Job 13:4 calls Eliphaz a 'worthless physician' and liar, directly responding to the false accusation in Job 22:6.

Job 20:19 Parallel

Job 20:19 describes the wicked crushing the poor, paralleling the oppression Eliphaz accuses Job of.

Job 24:7 Parallel

Job 24:7 depicts the naked poor without covering, identical to the stripping mentioned in Job 22:6.

Deuteronomy 24:10-18 gives laws protecting the poor in pledges, which Eliphaz claims Job violated.

Amos 2:8 Parallel

Amos 2:8 condemns the same practice of taking garments in pledge from the poor, echoing Eliphaz's accusation.

Ezekiel 18:16 describes the righteous as not retaining pledges, contrasting Eliphaz's accusation.

Ezekiel 18:12 lists wicked acts including not restoring pledges, paralleling Eliphaz's accusation.

Ezekiel 18:7 describes the righteous as restoring pledges, contrasting Eliphaz's accusation of taking them unjustly.

Exodus 22:26 commands returning a pledge by sunset, contrasting Eliphaz's accusation of taking without cause.

Deuteronomy 24:12 prohibits sleeping on a poor man's pledge, directly relating to the unjust pledge-taking Eliphaz describes.

Habakkuk 2:6 pronounces woe on those who load themselves with pledges — echoing the same accusation of unjust exaction here.

Ezekiel 33:15 describes restoring a pledge as righteous — contrasting with the unjust exaction of pledges here.

James 2:13 Related theme

James 2:13 warns that judgment without mercy awaits those who show no mercy — aligning with the accusation of merciless treatment here.