Daniel 2:12

New Living Translation

The king was furious when he heard this, and he ordered that all the wise men of Babylon be executed.

Cross References

Job 5:2

Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.

Psalm 76:10

Human defiance only enhances your glory, for you use it as a weapon.

Proverbs 16:14

The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it.

Proverbs 19:12

The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 20:2

The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar; to rouse his anger is to risk your life.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

Daniel 2:24

Then Daniel went in to see Arioch, whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon. Daniel said to him, “Don’t kill the wise men. Take me to the king, and I will tell him the meaning of his dream.”

Daniel 2:5

But the king said to the astrologers, “I am serious about this. If you don’t tell me what my dream was and what it means, you will be torn limb from limb, and your houses will be turned into heaps of rubble!

Daniel 3:13

Then Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and ordered that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought before him. When they were brought in,

Daniel 3:19

Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.

Daniel 5:19

He made him so great that people of all races and nations and languages trembled before him in fear. He killed those he wanted to kill and spared those he wanted to spare. He honored those he wanted to honor and disgraced those he wanted to disgrace.

Matthew 2:16

Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.

Matthew 5:22

But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.