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
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Was preferred
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.
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Daniel 5:12
Thus there was found in this man Daniel, whom the king renamed Belteshazzar, an extraordinary spirit, knowledge, and skill to interpret dreams, solve riddles, and decipher knotty problems. Now summon Daniel, and he will disclose the interpretation."
Daniel 9:23
At the beginning of your requests a message went out, and I have come to convey it to you, for you are of great value in God's sight. Therefore consider the message and understand the vision:
Genesis 41:38
So Pharaoh asked his officials, "Can we find a man like Joseph, one in whom the Spirit of God is present?"
Nehemiah 7:2
I then put in charge over Jerusalem my brother Hanani and Hananiah the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.
Proverbs 3:3
Do not let truth and mercy leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 17:27
The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness:
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Genesis 41:41
"See here," Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I place you in authority over all the land of Egypt."