Daniel 6:22

Daniel explains that God sent His angel to shut the lions' mouths because he was found innocent. He credits his rescue entirely to God and affirms his blamelessness.

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• Heb 11:33Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
• 2 Tim 4:17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
• Acts 12:11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
• Ps 91:11–13For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
• Acts 24:16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
• 1 Jn 3:19–21And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
• Ps 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
• Dan 3:28Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
• Mic 7:7Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
• Num 20:16And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
• Ps 31:14But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
• 1 Sam 17:37David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
• Dan 6:23Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
• Acts 27:23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
• Ps 38:21Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
• 2 Chr 32:21And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
• Ps 118:28Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
• Ps 34:7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
• Isa 3:10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
• Dan 6:20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
• Isa 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
• John 20:17–18Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
• Ps 18:19–24He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
• 2 Sam 22:7In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
• Ps 7:1–4O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
• Gen 40:15For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
• 1 Sam 26:18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
• Ps 26:6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
• 2 Cor 1:12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
• 1 Sam 24:9–11And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
• Matt 27:46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
• Acts 25:8–11While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

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