Daniel 4:27 - Easy To Read Version

²⁷ So, king, please accept my advice. I advise you to stop sinning and do what is right. Stop doing bad things. And be kind to poor people. Then you might continue to be successful.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you; break off your sins and show the reality of your repentance by righteousness (right standing with God and moral and spiritual rectitude and rightness in every area and relation) and liberate yourself from your iniquities by showing mercy and loving-kindness to the poor and oppressed, that [if the king will repent] there may possibly be a continuance and lengthening of your peace and tranquility and a healing of your error.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

Common English Bible

²⁷ Therefore, Your Majesty, please accept my advice: remove your sins by doing what is right; remove your wrongdoing by showing mercy to the poor. Then your safety will be long lasting.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ And the king spoke out loud, saying, "Isn't this the great Babylon, which I have built, as the home of the kingdom, by the strength of my power and in the glory of my excellence?"

English Standard Version 2016

²⁷ Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.”

Daniel 4:27 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 11:4

Then the people said, “We should build a city for ourselves. And we should build a tower that will reach to the sky. We will be famous. {And this will keep us together.} We will not be scattered all over the earth.”

1 Kings 21:29

“I see that Ahab has become humble before me. So, I will not cause the trouble to come to him during his life. I will wait until his son is king. Then I will cause the trouble to come to Ahab’s family.”

Psalm 119:46

I will discuss your Agreement {\cf2\super [591]} with kings,\par and they will not embarrass me.\par

Proverbs 11:2

People that are proud and boast will become unimportant. But people who are humble will also become wise.

Proverbs 16:6

True love and loyalty will make you pure. {\cf2\super [21]} Respect the Lord, and you will stay far away from evil.

Proverbs 28:13

A person that hides his sins will not be successful. But a person that confesses his sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

Isaiah 10:13

The king of Assyria {\cf2\super [118]} says, “I am very wise. By my own wisdom and power I have done many great things. I have defeated many nations. I have taken their wealth. And I have taken their people to be slaves. I am a very powerful man.

Isaiah 47:10

You do bad things, but still you feel safe.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘No one sees the wrong things I do.’\par You think that your wisdom and knowledge\par will save you.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘I am the only one.\par No one is important like me.’\par

Isaiah 47:8

So now, ‘nice lady’ listen to me!\par You feel safe and you tell yourself,\par ‘I am the only important person.\par No one else is important like me.\par I will never be a widow.\par I will always have children.’\par

Jeremiah 29:7

Also, do good things for the city I sent you to. Pray to the Lord for the city you are living in. Why? Because if there is peace in that city, then you will have peace also.”

Jeremiah 38:20

But Jeremiah answered, “The soldiers will not give you to those men of Judah. King Zedekiah, obey the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then things will go well for you, and your life will be saved.

Ezekiel 18:7

That good person does not take advantage of people. If a person borrows money from him, the good man takes the collateral {\cf2\super [133]} and gives the other person the money. And when that person pays him back, then the good man gives the collateral back. The good person gives food to hungry people. And he gives clothes to people that need them.

Ezekiel 29:3

Say, ‘The Lord my Master says these things:

Ezekiel 29:9

Egypt will be empty and destroyed.\par Then they will know that I am the Lord.”\par

Joel 2:14

Who knows, maybe the Lord\par will change his mind.\par And maybe he will leave behind\par a blessing for you.\par Then you can give grain and drink offerings\par to the Lord your God.\par

Amos 6:13

You are happy in Lo-Debar; {\cf2\super [83]} \par You say,\par “We have taken Karnaim {\cf2\super [84]} \par by our own strength.”\par

Jonah 3:9

Then maybe God will change and not do the things he had planned. Maybe God will change and not be angry. Then maybe we will not be punished.

Habakkuk 1:11

Then they will leave like the wind and go on to fight against other places. The only thing those Babylonians will worship is their own strength.”

Zephaniah 2:15

Nineveh is so proud now. It is such a happy city. The people think they are safe. They think Nineveh is the greatest place in the world. But that city will be destroyed! It will be an empty place where only wild animals go to rest. People that pass that place will whistle and shake their heads \{when they see how badly the city was destroyed\}.

Matthew 3:8

You must do the things that show that you have really changed your hearts and lives.

Luke 11:41

So pay attention to what is inside. Give to the people that need help. Then you will be fully clean.

Acts 24:25

But Felix became afraid when Paul spoke about things like living right, self-control, and the judgment that will come in the future. Felix said, “Go away now! When I have more time, I will call you.”

Acts 26:20

I began telling people that they should change their hearts and lives and turn back to God. I told the people to do things that show that they really changed their hearts. I told these things first to people in Damascus. Then I went to Jerusalem and to every part of Judea and told these things to the people there. I also went to the non-Jewish people.

Acts 8:22

Change your heart! Turn away from this bad thing you have done. Pray to the Lord (God). Maybe he will forgive you for thinking this.

2 Corinthians 5:11

We know what it means to fear the Lord. So we try to help people accept the truth. God knows what we really are. And I hope that in your hearts you know us too.

Galatians 5:13

My brothers and sisters, God called you to be free. But don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do the things that please your sinful selves. But serve each other with love.

Galatians 5:22

But the Spirit {\cf2\super [74]} gives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 5:6

When a person is in Christ Jesus, it is not important if he is circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.

Ephesians 4:28

If a person is stealing, he must stop stealing. That person must start working. He must use his hands for doing something good. Then he will have something to share with those people who are poor.

Deuteronomy 24:13

You must give his security back to him every evening. Then he will have clothes to sleep in. He will bless you, and the Lord your God will accept this as living right and doing good.

Deuteronomy 32:27

But I know what their enemies would say. The enemy would not understand. They would brag and say, “The Lord did not destroy Israel. We won by our own power!”’

Deuteronomy 8:17

Don’t ever say to yourself, ‘I got all this wealth by my own power and ability.’

1 Peter 4:8

Most important, love each other deeply. Love hides many, many sins.