Daniel 5:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He also changed the man's name from Daniel to Belteshazzar. Not only is he wise and intelligent, but he can explain dreams and riddles and solve difficult problems. Send for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.

Cross References

Psalm 16:3

Your people are wonderful, and they make me happy,

Proverbs 12:26

You are better off doing right, than losing your way by doing wrong.

Proverbs 17:27

It makes a lot of sense to be a person of few words and to stay calm.

Ezekiel 28:3

You think you're wiser than Danieland know everything.

Daniel 1:17

God made the four young men clever and wise. They read a lot of books and became well educated. Daniel could also tell the meaning of dreams and visions.

Daniel 1:7

But the king's chief official gave them Babylonian names: Daniel became Belteshazzar, Hananiah became Shadrach, Mishael became Meshach, and Azariah became Abednego.

Daniel 2:26

The king asked Daniel, “Can you tell me my dream and what it means?”

Daniel 4:19

For a while, Daniel was terribly confused and worried by what he was thinking. But I said, “Don't be bothered either by the dream or by what it means.” Daniel replied: Your Majesty, I wish the dream had been against your enemies.

Daniel 4:8

Finally, a young man named Daniel came in, and I told him the dream. The holy gods had given him special powers, and I had renamed him Belteshazzar after my own god.

Daniel 5:14

I was told that the gods have given you special powers and that you are intelligent and very wise.

Daniel 5:16

But I have been told that you understand everything and that you can solve difficult problems. Now then, if you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will become the third most powerful man in my kingdom. You will wear royal purple robes and have a gold chain around your neck.

Daniel 6:3

And he did his work so much better than the other governors and officials that the king decided to let him govern the whole kingdom.

Daniel 6:4

The other men tried to find something wrong with the way Daniel did his work for the king. But they could not accuse him of anything wrong, because he was honest and faithful and did everything he was supposed to do.

Colossians 1:29

That's why I work so hard and use the mighty power he gives me.