Daniel 1:10

New English Translation

But he responded to Daniel, “I fear my master the king. He is the one who has decided your food and drink. What would happen if he saw that you looked malnourished in comparison to the other young men your age? If that happened, you would endanger my life with the king!”

Cross References

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.

Daniel 1:11

Daniel then spoke to the warden whom the overseer of the court officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

Daniel 1:9

Then God made the overseer of the court officials sympathetic to Daniel.