Luke 19:22 records the same master's judgment based on the servant's own words — a direct parallel to the rebuke that follows the investment command.

Luke 19:22 provides the identical judgment scene — the master condemns the servant by his own confession, reinforcing this call to invest.

Exodus 22:25 forbids exacting interest from the poor among God's people, contrasting the master's commercial expectation of interest.

Deuteronomy 23:19 forbids charging interest to a brother, contrasting the master's expectation of interest from the servant's investment.

Deuteronomy 23:20 permits charging interest to foreigners, aligning with the master's expectation that the servant invest with bankers.