Daniel 2:12

New American Standard Bible 2020

Because of this, the king became angry and extremely furious, and he gave orders to kill all the wise men of Babylon.

Cross References

Job 5:2

“For irritation kills the fool, And jealousy brings death to the simple.

Psalm 76:10

For the wrath of mankind shall praise You; You will encircle Yourself with a remnant of wrath.

Proverbs 16:14

The fury of a king is like messengers of death; But a wise person will appease it.

Proverbs 19:12

A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 20:2

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; One who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry person stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered person abounds in wrongdoing.

Daniel 2:24

Thereupon, Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to kill the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him: “Do not kill the wise men of Babylon! Take me into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”

Daniel 2:5

The king replied to the Chaldeans, “The command from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be torn limb from limb and your houses will be turned into a rubbish heap.

Daniel 3:13

Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and anger gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king.

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He answered by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

Daniel 5:19

Now because of the greatness which He granted him, all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages trembled and feared in his presence; whomever he wished, he killed, and whomever he wished, he spared alive; and whomever he wished he elevated, and whomever he wished he humbled.

Matthew 2:16

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent men and killed all the boys who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

Matthew 5:22

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.