Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
28All this came upon king Nebuchadnezzar.
Cross References
Genesis 41:33And now let Pharaoh look himself out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 32:27If I did not fear provocation from the enemy, Lest their adversaries should misunderstand it, Lest they should say, Our hand is high, and Jehovah has not done all this.
Job 34:31For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;
Psalms 119:46And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed;
Proverbs 16:6By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil.
Isaiah 10:13For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done [it], and by my wisdom, for I am intelligent; and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and, like a valiant man, I have brought down them that sit [on thrones];
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 →