Daniel 1:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

God gave these four young men the wisdom and ability to learn many different kinds of writing and science. Daniel could also understand all kinds of visions and dreams.

Cross References

James 1:5

Do any of you need wisdom? Ask God for it. He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. So he will give you wisdom.

1 Kings 3:12

So I will give you what you asked for. I will make you wise and intelligent. I will make you wiser than anyone who ever lived or ever will live.

Daniel 2:21

He changes the times and seasons. He gives power to kings, and he takes their power away. He gives wisdom to people, so they become wise. He lets people learn things and become wise.

Job 32:8

But it is the spirit in people, the breath from God All-Powerful, that makes them understand.

Daniel 2:23

God of my ancestors, I thank you and praise you. You gave me wisdom and power. You told us what we asked for. You told us about the king’s dream.”

Colossians 1:9

Since the day we heard these things about you, we have continued praying for you. This is what we pray: that God will make you completely sure of what he wants by giving you all the wisdom and spiritual understanding you need;

Proverbs 2:6

The Lord is the source of wisdom; knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.

Acts 6:10

But the Spirit was helping him speak with wisdom. His words were so strong that these Jews could not argue with him.

James 1:17

Everything good comes from God. Every perfect gift is from him. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky. But God never changes like the shadows from those lights. He is always the same.

Acts 7:22

The Egyptians taught Moses everything they knew. He was powerful in all he said and did.

Daniel 10:1

During the third year that Cyrus was the king of Persia, these things were shown to Daniel. (Daniel’s other name is Belteshazzar.) They are true, but very hard to understand. Daniel understood them because they were explained to him in a vision.

Ezekiel 28:3

You think you are wiser than Daniel and no secret is hidden from you.

2 Chronicles 26:5

Uzziah followed God in the time of Zechariah’s life. Zechariah taught Uzziah how to respect and obey God. When Uzziah was obeying the Lord, God gave him success.

Numbers 12:6

God said, “Listen to me! You will have prophets. I, the Lord, will let them learn about me through visions. I will speak to them in dreams.

Acts 7:10

and saved him from all his troubles. Pharaoh was the king of Egypt then. He liked Joseph and respected him because of the wisdom God gave him. Pharaoh gave Joseph the job of being a governor of Egypt. He even let him rule over all the people in Pharaoh’s house.

Daniel 7:1

During the first year that Belshazzar was king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream. He saw these visions while he was lying on his bed, and he wrote what he had dreamed.

Daniel 2:19

During the night, God explained the secret to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.

Luke 21:15

I will give you the wisdom to say things that none of your enemies can answer.

Isaiah 28:26

Our God is using this to teach you a lesson. This example shows us that God is fair when he punishes his people.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If people do good and please God, he will give them wisdom, knowledge, and joy. But those who sin will get only the work of gathering and carrying things. God takes from the bad person and gives to the good person. But all this work is useless. It is like trying to catch the wind.

2 Chronicles 1:10

Now give me wisdom and knowledge so that I can lead these people in the right way. No one could rule this great nation without your help.”

1 Kings 3:28

The people of Israel respected the king when they heard about this decision. They saw he had the wisdom of God to make the right decisions.

Daniel 8:1

After that vision, I, Daniel, saw another vision during the third year that Belshazzar was king.

Daniel 5:14

I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you understand secrets and are very smart and very wise.

2 Chronicles 1:12

So I will give you wisdom and knowledge, but I will also give you wealth, riches, and honor. No king who lived before you has ever had so much wealth and honor, and no king in the future will have as much wealth and honor.”

Daniel 1:4

King Nebuchadnezzar wanted only healthy boys who did not have any bruises, scars, or anything wrong with their bodies. He wanted handsome, smart young men who were able to learn things quickly and easily to serve in his palace. He told Ashpenaz to teach these young men the language and writings of the Chaldeans.

Daniel 1:18

At the end of the three years of training, Ashpenaz brought all the young men to King Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel 1:20

Every time the king asked them about something important, they showed great wisdom and understanding. The king found they were ten times better than all the magicians and wise men in his kingdom.

Daniel 2:30

God also told this secret to me, not because I have greater wisdom than other men, but so that you, king, may know what it means. In that way you will understand what went through your mind.

Daniel 4:6

So I gave an order that all the wise men of Babylon be brought to me to tell me what my dream meant.