Daniel 2:21

God changes times and seasons, removes and sets up kings, and gives wisdom. He alone rules history and grants understanding.

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• Ps 75:5–7Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
• Ps 31:14–15But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
• Ps 113:7–8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
• Dan 4:17This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’
• Dan 7:25He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.
• Jas 3:15–17Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
• Dan 4:32You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
• Job 34:24–29He shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place.
• Prov 8:15–16By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
• 2 Chr 1:10–12Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
• Acts 13:21–22Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.
• Luke 1:51–52He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
• Job 12:18He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
• 1 Kgs 4:29And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
• Jer 27:5–7By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.
• Luke 21:15For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• 1 Sam 2:7–8The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
• Prov 2:6–7For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
• Jas 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
• Jas 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
• 1 Kgs 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
• 1 Kgs 3:8–12Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.
• Exod 31:3And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
• Dan 2:9If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”
• 1 Cor 1:30It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
• 1 Chr 22:12Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.
• 1 Chr 29:30together with all the details of his reign, his might, and the circumstances that came upon him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the lands.
• 1 Kgs 10:24The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
• Eccl 3:1–8To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
• Exod 31:6Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:
• Dan 11:6After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. But his daughter will not retain her position of power, nor will his strength endure. At that time she will be given up, along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.
• Rev 19:16And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
• Esth 1:13Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.

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