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Daniel 1:8
Daniel 1:8 is verse 8 of Daniel chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
King James Version
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
World English Bible
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
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Daniel 1:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible
6 Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
7 The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
9 Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
10 but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Ruth 1:17Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”
Ruth 1:18When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
1 Kings 5:5So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’
Psalms 119:106I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
1 Corinthians 7:37But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
2 Corinthians 9:7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
Leviticus 11:45For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
Leviticus 11:46This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
Leviticus 11:47You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
Deuteronomy 32:38which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let them give you shelter!
Psalms 106:28They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.
Psalms 141:4Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
Ezekiel 4:13Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.”
Ezekiel 4:14“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”
Hosea 9:3They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
Hosea 9:4They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.
Acts 10:14“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
Acts 10:15The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
Acts 10:16This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
Romans 14:15If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
Romans 14:16Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 8:7But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
1 Corinthians 8:8But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
1 Corinthians 8:9Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
1 Corinthians 8:10For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?
1 Corinthians 10:18Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?
1 Corinthians 10:19Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
1 Corinthians 10:20No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.
1 Corinthians 10:21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
1 Corinthians 10:28But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—
1 Corinthians 10:29the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
1 Corinthians 10:30If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
1 Corinthians 10:31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.