Daniel 2:18
And they sought mercies from the God of heaven concerning this mystery; that Daniel and his friends might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
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Genesis 18:28But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to forty-five, will you destroy the whole city because of the five lacking? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five.
Esther 4:15And Esther sent the man that came to her to Mardochaeus, saying,
Psalms 91:15that the Lord my God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in him.
Proverbs 3:5Trust in God with all your heart; and be not exalted in your own wisdom.
Jeremiah 33:3Peradventure they will hear, and turn every one from his evil way: then I will cease from the evils which I purpose to do to them, because of their evil practices.
Malachi 3:18Then shall you⌃ return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, and between him that serves God, and him that serves him not.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:15-24
The Dream Revealed to Daniel; Daniel's Thanksgiving. ( b. c. 603.) 14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: 15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 2.15 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house,… Read the whole commentary →