Daniel 1:10

New American Bible - revised edition

he said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who allotted your food and drink. If he sees that you look thinner in comparison to the other young men of your age, you will endanger my life with the king.”

Cross References

Proverbs 29:25

Fear of others becomes a snare, but the one who trusts in the Lord is safe.

Daniel 1:11

Then Daniel said to the guardian whom the chief chamberlain had put in charge of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

Daniel 1:9

Though God had given Daniel the favor and sympathy of the chief chamberlain,