Daniel 1:20

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

In every matter of wisdom and understanding concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.

Cross References

Genesis 31:7

yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not permit him to harm me.

Genesis 41:8

In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

Nehemiah 4:12

When the Jews who lived near them came, they said to us ten times, “From all the places where they live they will come up against us.”

Job 19:3

These ten times you have cast reproach upon me; are you not ashamed to wrong me?

Psalm 119:99

I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your decrees are my meditation.

Exodus 7:22

But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts; so Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:19

And the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God!” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:7

But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and brought frogs up on the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 19:3

the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their plans; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead and the ghosts and the familiar spirits;

Ezekiel 28:3

You are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you;

Daniel 1:17

To these four young men God gave knowledge and skill in every aspect of literature and wisdom; Daniel also had insight into all visions and dreams.

Daniel 2:13

The decree was issued, and the wise men were about to be executed, and they looked for Daniel and his companions, to execute them.

Daniel 2:21

He changes times and seasons, deposes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.

Daniel 5:17

Then Daniel answered in the presence of the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, or give your rewards to someone else! Nevertheless I will read the writing to the king and let him know the interpretation.

Numbers 14:22

none of the people who have seen my glory and the signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness and yet have tested me these ten times and have not obeyed my voice