Job 27:6
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Cross-reference
Job 2:3 has God saying Job 'holdeth fast his integrity' — the same phrase Job uses here, confirming his steadfastness from the divine perspective.
Job 4:6 has Eliphaz questioning Job's confidence and uprightness, while Job here affirms his righteousness — a direct contrast to the friend's accusation.
In Job 16:17, Job similarly claims no violence and pure prayer, reinforcing his assertion of a clear conscience.
In Job 33:9, Elihu quotes Job's claim of purity, showing that even his accuser repeats his words.
Acts 24:16 has Paul striving for a clear conscience toward God and men, mirroring Job's claim that his heart does not reproach him.
1 John 3:21 directly states that if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence — exactly Job's situation, illustrating the principle.
In 1 Corinthians 4:4, Paul also has a clear conscience but notes that does not acquit him, contrasting Job's confidence.
In 2 Corinthians 1:12, Paul boasts in his conscience's testimony, directly paralleling Job's boast of a clear heart.
1 John 3:20 says if our heart condemns us, God is greater — contrasting with Job's heart not condemning him, yet both address divine knowledge of the heart.
Psalm 18:20-23 has David claiming righteousness and cleanness of hands, paralleling Job's assertion of holding fast his righteousness without reproach.
In Romans 2:15, Paul describes conscience accusing or excusing, paralleling Job's heart not reproaching him.