Daniel 1:20

In all wisdom the king finds them ten times better than Babylon's magicians and enchanters. God's wisdom far surpasses pagan arts.

Cross-references · 23

• 1 Kgs 4:29–34And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
• Isa 47:12–14So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!
• Exod 8:19“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
• Gen 41:8In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
• Isa 19:3Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.
• Neh 4:12At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”
• Gen 31:7And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
• Job 19:3Ten times now you have reproached me; you shamelessly mistreat me.
• Exod 7:22But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
• 1 Kgs 10:23–24So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
• Num 14:22not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
• Exod 8:7But the magicians did the same thing by their magic arts, and they also brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.
• 1 Kgs 10:1–3Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
• 2 Tim 3:8–9Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
• Exod 7:11–12But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.
• Dan 2:27–28Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.
• Dan 4:7–18When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not interpret it for me.
• Dan 2:21He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
• Ps 119:99I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.
• Dan 2:13So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.
• Dan 2:2–11So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
• Dan 5:7–8The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
• Dan 5:17In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.

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