Daniel 1:10

Easy To Read Version

But Ashpenaz said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my master, the king. The king ordered me to give you this food and drink. If you don’t eat this food, then you will begin to look weak and sick. You will look worse than other young men your age. The king will see this, and he will become angry at me. He might cut off my head! And it would be your fault.”

Cross References

Proverbs 29:25

Fear is like a trap. But if you trust in the Lord, you will be safe.

Daniel 1:11

Then Daniel talked to their guard. Ashpenaz had ordered the guard to watch Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

Daniel 1:9

God made Ashpenaz want to be good and kind to Daniel.