KJV King James Version
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Daniel 1:17
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
WEB World English Bible
Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
ASV American Standard Version
Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
As to these four lads, God hath given to them knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature, and wisdom; and Daniel hath given instruction about every kind of vision and dreams.
Surrounding context — Daniel 1
14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.
16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
20 And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהַיְלָדִ֤יםH3206 · ye.ledyouthהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙H428 · el.lehtheseאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔םH702 · ar.bafourנָתַ֨ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָהֶ֧םH9038 · hemthemהָֽאֱלֹהִ֛יםH430 · e.lo.himGodמַדָּ֥עH4093 · mad.daknowledgeוְהַשְׂכֵּ֖לH7919 · sa.khalbe prudentבְּכָל־H3605 · kolallסֵ֣פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentוְחָכְמָ֑הH2451 · chokh.mahwisdomוְדָנִיֵּ֣אלH1840 · da.niy.yelDanielהֵבִ֔יןH995 · binto understandבְּכָל־H3605 · kolallחָז֖וֹןH2377 · cha.zonvisionוַחֲלֹמֽוֹת׃H2472 · cha.lomdream
Cross-references
1 Kings 3:12Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.James 1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.Job 32:8But [there is] a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.Daniel 2:21And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:Daniel 2:23I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast [now] made known unto us the king’s matter.Proverbs 2:6For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding.Colossians 1:9For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;Psalm 119:98-100Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they [are] ever with me.Acts 6:10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.Numbers 12:6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.Acts 7:22And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.2 Chronicles 26:5And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.Ezekiel 28:3Behold, thou [art] wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:Acts 7:10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.Ecclesiastes 2:26For [God] giveth to a man that [is] good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to [him that is] good before God. This also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.Daniel 10:1In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing [was] true, but the time appointed [was] long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.Daniel 4:9-10O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
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