Daniel 2:21

God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

²⁰ And Daniel said in answer, May the name of God be praised for ever and ever: for wisdom and strength are his: ²¹ By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake: ²² He is the unveiler of deep and secret things: he has knowledge of what is in the dark, and the light has its living-place with him.

Lifted Up

Wise Men

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Daniel 7:25

And he will say words against the Most High, attempting to put an end to the saints of the Most High; and he will have the idea of changing times and law; and the saints will be given into his hands for a time and times and half a time.

Job 12:18

He undoes the chains of kings, and puts his band on them;

Daniel 2:9

That if you do not make my dream clear to me there is only one fate for you: for you have made ready false and evil words to say before me till the times are changed: so give me an account of the dream, and I will be certain that you are able to make the sense of it clear.

Daniel 4:17

This order is fixed by the watchers, and the decision is by the word of the holy ones: so that the living may be certain that the Most High is ruler over the kingdom of men, and gives it to any man at his pleasure, lifting up over it the lowest of men.

James 1:5

But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

1 Kings 4:29

And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.

Daniel 4:32

And they will send you out from among men, to be with the beasts of the field; they will give you grass for your food like the oxen, and seven times will go by you, till you are certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives it to any man at his pleasure.

Exodus 31:3

And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork,

Exodus 31:6

And I have made selection of Oholiab with him, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are wise I have put the knowledge to make whatever I have given you orders to have made;

1 Samuel 2:7-8

The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

1 Kings 3:8-12

And your servant has round him the people of your selection, a people so great that they may not be numbered, and no account of them may be given.

1 Kings 3:28

And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.

1 Kings 10:24

And from all over the earth they came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

1 Chronicles 22:12

Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

1 Chronicles 29:30

Together with all his rule and his power, and the events which took place in his time, in Israel and in all the kingdoms of other lands.

2 Chronicles 1:10-12

Give me now wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in before this people: for who is able to be the judge of this great people of yours?

Esther 1:13

And the king said to the wise men, who had knowledge of the times, (for this was the king's way with all who were expert in law and in the giving of decisions:

Job 34:24-29

He sends the strong to destruction without searching out their cause, and puts others in their place.

Psalm 31:14-15

But I had faith in you, O Lord; I said, You are my God.

Psalm 75:5-7

Let not your horn be lifted up: let no more words of pride come from your outstretched necks.

Psalm 113:7-8

He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;

Proverbs 2:6-7

For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

Proverbs 8:15-16

Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

For everything there is a fixed time, and a time for every business under the sun.

Jeremiah 27:5-7

I have made the earth, and man and beast on the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I will give it to anyone at my pleasure.

Daniel 11:6

And at the end of years they will be joined together; and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she will not keep the strength of her arm; and his offspring will not keep their place; but she will be uprooted, with those who were the cause of her coming, and her son, and he who took her in those times.

Luke 1:51-52

With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts.

Luke 21:15

For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

Acts 13:21-22

Then at their request for a king, God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the family of Benjamin, who was their king for forty years.

1 Corinthians 1:30

But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:

James 1:17

Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.

James 3:15-17

This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.

Revelation 19:16

And on his robe and on his leg is a name, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.