Daniel 1:8

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But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the royal rations of food and wine; so he asked the palace master to allow him not to defile himself.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:5

So I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord said to my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’

Psalm 106:28

Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;

Psalm 119:106

I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to observe your righteous ordinances.

Psalm 119:115

Go away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

Psalm 141:4

Do not turn my heart to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with those who work iniquity; do not let me eat of their delicacies.

Proverbs 23:3

Do not desire the ruler's delicacies, for they are deceptive food.

Daniel 1:5

The king assigned them a daily portion of the royal rations of food and wine. They were to be educated for three years, so that at the end of that time they could be stationed in the king's court.

Daniel 5:4

They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

Acts 11:23

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast devotion;

Acts 15:20

but we should write to them to abstain only from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from whatever has been strangled and from blood.

1 Corinthians 7:37

But if someone stands firm in his resolve, being under no necessity but having his own desire under control, and has determined in his own mind to keep her as his fiancée, he will do well.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Deuteronomy 32:38

who ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their libations? Let them rise up and help you, let them be your protection!