Daniel 4:27 - Modern English Version

²⁷ Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.”

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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?"

Daniel 4:27 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 11:4

Then they said, “Come, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top will reach to heaven, and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”

1 Kings 21:29

“See how Ahab humbles himself before Me? Because he humbles himself before Me, I will not bring the disaster during his lifetime, but during his son’s lifetime I will bring the disaster on his household.”

Psalm 119:46

I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings and shall not be ashamed.

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

Proverbs 28:13

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.

Isaiah 10:13

For he says: “By the strength of my hand and by my wisdom, I have done it, for I am prudent; and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man.

Isaiah 47:10

For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, “No one sees me”; your wisdom and your knowledge have perverted you; and you have said in your heart, “I am, and there is no one besides me.”

Isaiah 47:8

Therefore, now hear this, you who are given to pleasures, who dwell carelessly, who say in your heart, “I am, and there is no one besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, nor shall I know the loss of children”;

Jeremiah 29:7

Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace.

Jeremiah 38:20

But Jeremiah said, “They will not deliver you. Please obey the voice of the Lord which I speak to you, so it will be well with you and your soul will live.

Ezekiel 18:7

and he has not oppressed anyone, but has restored to the debtor his pledge; has devastated no one by violence, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

Ezekiel 29:3

Speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers, which has said, “My Nile is my own, and I myself have made it.”

Ezekiel 29:9

The land of Egypt shall become a desolation and waste. Then they shall know that I am the Lord. Because you said, “The Nile is mine, and I have made it,”

Joel 2:14

Who knows? He might turn aside and relent, and He might leave behind a blessing — a grain offering and a food offering for the Lord your God.

Amos 6:13

you who rejoice in Lo Debar, who say, “Is it not by our own strength that we captured Karnaim?”

Jonah 3:9

Who knows? God may relent and change His mind. He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”

Habakkuk 1:11

Then their mind changes, and they transgress and commit offense; their own power is their god.

Zephaniah 2:15

This is the rejoicing city that dwelt securely, that said in her heart, “I am, and there is no one besides me.” How has she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down! Everyone who passes by her will hiss and shake his fist.

Matthew 3:8

Therefore, bear fruit worthy of repentance,

Luke 11:41

But give alms from what is within, and behold, all things are clean to you.

Acts 24:25

As he lectured about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix was afraid and answered, “For now, leave! When time permits, I will send for you.”

Acts 26:20

but declared first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and do works proving their repentance.

Acts 8:22

Therefore repent of your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.

2 Corinthians 5:11

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men. But we are revealed to God, and I trust we are also revealed in your consciences.

Galatians 5:13

You, brothers, have been called to liberty. Only do not use liberty to give an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith which works through love.

Ephesians 4:28

Let him who steals steal no more. Instead, let him labor, working with his hands things which are good, that he may have something to share with him who is in need.

Deuteronomy 24:13

In any case, you must return the pledge to him when the sun goes down, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and it will be righteousness to you before the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 32:27

however, I feared the wrath of the enemy, that their adversaries would misunderstand and say, “Our hand is victorious, and the Lord has not done all this.”

Deuteronomy 8:17

Otherwise, you may say in your heart, “My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.”

1 Peter 4:8

Above all things, have unfailing love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.