Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquility.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
28All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
Cross References
Genesis 41:33Now therefore let Pharaoh look out for a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 32:27were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries should judge amiss, lest they should say, Our hand is exalted, and LORD has not done all this.
Job 34:31For has any said to God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more].
Psalms 119:46I also will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and shall not be put to shame.
Proverbs 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of LORD men depart from evil.
Isaiah 10:13For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding. And I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. And like a valiant man I have brought down those
Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:20-28
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Interpreted. ( b. c. 570.) 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. 20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;… Read the whole commentary →