Daniel 6:4 - The Scriptures 1998

⁴ Then the governors and viceroys sought to find occasion against Dani’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Then the presidents and satraps sought to find occasion [to bring accusation] against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no occasion or fault, for he was faithful, nor was there any error or fault found in him.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Common English Bible

⁴ As a result, the other officers and the chief administrators tried to find some problem with Daniel’s work for the kingdom. But they couldn’t find any problem or corruption at all because Daniel was trustworthy. He wasn’t guilty of any negligence or corruption.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Furthermore, the king considered setting him over the entire kingdom; whereupon the leaders and the governors sought to find a complaint against Daniel and in favor of the king. And they could find no case, or even suspicion, because he was faithful, and no fault or suspicion was found in him.

Daniel 6:4 Cross References

Genesis 41:38

And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Could we find another like him, a man in whom is the Spirit of Elohim?”

Genesis 43:18

And the men were afraid because they were brought into Yosĕ

Proverbs 29:27

An unrighteous man Is an abomination to the righteous, And he who is straight in the way Is an abomination to the wrong.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

And I saw that all the toil and skill of the work bring envy between man and his neighbour. That too is futile and feeding on wind.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Yirmeyahu, for the Torah shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not listen to any of his words.”

Jeremiah 18:23

But You, O יהוה, You know all their counsel against me, to slay me. Do not pardon their crookedness, nor blot out their sin from Your presence, and let them be overthrown before You. Deal with them in the time of Your displeasure.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I heard many mocking, “Fear on every side!” “Expose,” they say, “yea, let us expose him!” All my friends watched for my stumbling, saying, “He might be lured away, so that we prevail against him, and take our revenge on him.”

Jeremiah 29:7

‘And seek the peace of the city where I have exiled you, and pray to יהוה  for it, for in its peace you have peace.’

Daniel 3:8

Thereupon, at that time, certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Yehuḏ

Daniel 5:12

because an excellent spirit, knowledge and understanding, interpreting dreams, and explaining riddles, and solving difficult problems were found in this Dani’ĕ

Daniel 6:22

“My Elah has sent His messenger and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they did not harm me, because I was found innocent before Him. And also before you, O sovereign, I have done no harm.”

Matthew 26:4

and plotted to seize יהושע  by trickery and kill Him.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that because of envy they had delivered Him up.

Luke 20:20

And keeping a close watch on Him, they sent spies who pretended to be righteous, to catch Him in a word, in order to deliver Him to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

Luke 20:26

And they were unable to catch Him in a saying in the presence of the people, and marvelling at His answer, they were silent.

Luke 22:2

And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to kill Him, for they feared the people.

John 19:4

And Pilate went outside again, and said to them, “See, I am bringing Him out to you, to let you know that I find no guilt in Him.”

2 Corinthians 11:12

And I shall go on doing as I do, in order to cut off the occasion from those desiring an occasion, so that in that which they boast, they might be found also as we are.

Philippians 2:15

in order that you be blameless and faultless, children of Elohim without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

1 Timothy 5:14

So I resolve that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, giving no occasion to the adversary for reviling.

Titus 2:8

soundness of speech beyond reproach, in order that the opponent is put to shame, having no evil word to say about you.

1 Peter 2:12

having your behaviour among the gentiles good so that when they speak against you as evil-doers, let them, by observing your good works, esteem Elohim in a day of visitation.

1 Peter 3:16

having a good conscience, so that when they speak against you as doers of evil, those who falsely accuse your good behaviour in Messiah, shall be ashamed.

Judges 14:4

However, his father and mother did not know that it was of יהוה, that He was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines. For at that time the Philistines were ruling over Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 12:4

And they said, “You have not oppressed us or abused us, nor have you taken any bribe from anyone’s hand.”

1 Samuel 18:14

And Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 22:14

And Aḥ