Daniel 6:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

Was preferred

Proverbs 22:29

An

Ecclesiastes 2:13

General references

Genesis 41:41

Bible References

Was preferred

Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before unknown men.

An

because an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, explaining of dreams, and revealing of hard sentences, and the unraveling of knots, were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will reveal the meaning.

At the beginning of your prayers the commandment came out, and I have come to explain. For you are greatly beloved; therefore understand the matter, and attend to the vision:

And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find any man like this, in whom the Spirit of God is?

I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem. For he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

Let not mercy and truth forsake you; tie them around your neck; write them upon the tablet of your heart;

He who has knowledge uses few words; a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.

General references

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.