Daniel 12:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.

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  • Dan 11:33 : 33 And those who are wise among the people will be the teachers of the mass of the people: but they will come to their downfall by the sword and by the flame, being made prisoners and undergoing loss for a long time.
  • Matt 13:43 : 43 Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.
  • Dan 11:35 : 35 And some of those who are wise will have wisdom in testing themselves and making themselves clean, till the time of the end: for it is still for the fixed time.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.
  • Jer 23:22 : 22 But if they had been in my secret, then they would have made my people give ear to my words, turning them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
  • Matt 19:28 : 28 And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that in the time when all things are made new, and the Son of man is seated in his glory, you who have come after me will be seated on twelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Matt 24:45 : 45 Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?
  • Luke 1:16-17 : 16 And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.
  • John 4:36 : 36 He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.
  • John 5:35 : 35 He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.
  • 1 Cor 3:10 : 10 In the measure of the grace given to me, I, as a wise master-builder, have put the base in position, and another goes on building on it. But let every man take care what he puts on it.
  • 1 Cor 15:40-42 : 40 And there are bodies of heaven and bodies of earth, but the glory of the one is different from that of the other. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for the glory of one star is different from that of another. 42 So is it with the coming back from the dead. It is planted in death; it comes again in life:
  • Eph 4:11 : 11 And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;
  • Phil 2:16-17 : 16 Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect. 17 And even if I am offered like a drink offering, giving myself for the cause and work of your faith, I am glad and have joy with you all:
  • 1 Thess 2:19-20 : 19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming? 20 For you are our glory and our joy.
  • Heb 5:12 : 12 And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.
  • Jas 5:19-20 : 19 My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error, 20 Be certain that he through whom a sinner has been turned from the error of his way, keeps a soul from death and is the cause of forgiveness for sins without number.
  • 2 Pet 3:15 : 15 And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;
  • Rev 1:20 : 20 The secret of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold vessels with burning lights. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven lights are the seven churches.
  • Acts 13:1 : 1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul.

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  • Dan 12:4
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    4 But as for you, O Daniel, let the words be kept secret and the book rolled up and kept shut till the time of the end: numbers will be going out of the way and troubles will be increased.

  • Dan 12:9-10
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    9 And he said, Go on your way, Daniel: for the words are secret and shut up till the time of the end;

    10 Till a number are tested and make themselves clean; and the evil-doers will do evil; for not one of the evil-doers will have knowledge; but all will be made clear to those who are wise.

  • Dan 12:1-2
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    1 And at that time Michael will take up his place, the great angel, who is the supporter of the children of your people: and there will be a time of trouble, such as there never was from the time there was a nation even till that same time: and at that time your people will be kept safe, everyone who is recorded in the book.

    2 And a number of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will come out of their sleep, some to eternal life and some to eternal shame.

  • Dan 11:32-33
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    32 And those who do evil against the agreement will be turned to sin by his fair words: but the people who have knowledge of their God will be strong and do well.

    33 And those who are wise among the people will be the teachers of the mass of the people: but they will come to their downfall by the sword and by the flame, being made prisoners and undergoing loss for a long time.

  • Matt 13:43
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    43 Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Dan 11:35
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    35 And some of those who are wise will have wisdom in testing themselves and making themselves clean, till the time of the end: for it is still for the fixed time.

  • Prov 4:18
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    18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

  • Eccl 12:2-3
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    2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not dark, and the clouds come not back after the rain;

    3 In the day when the keepers of the house are shaking for fear, and the strong men are bent down, and the women who were crushing the grain are at rest because their number is small, and those looking out of the windows are unable to see;

  • Dan 2:18-21
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    18 So that they might make a request for the mercy of the God of heaven in the question of this secret; so that Daniel and his friends might not come to destruction with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

    19 Then the secret was made clear to Daniel in a vision of the night. And Daniel gave blessing to the God of heaven.

    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:

  • Dan 12:13
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    13 But you, go on your way and take your rest: for you will be in your place at the end of the days.

  • Isa 60:3
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    3 And nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright dawn.

  • Dan 5:11-12
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    11 There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and reason like the wisdom of the gods were seen in him: and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him master of the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs;

    12 Because a most special spirit, and knowledge and reason and the power of reading dreams and unfolding dark sayings and answering hard questions, were seen to be in him, even in Daniel (named Belteshazzar by the king): now let Daniel be sent for, and he will make clear the sense of the writing.

  • Dan 1:20
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    20 And in any business needing wisdom and good sense, about which the king put questions to them, he saw that they were ten times better than all the wonder-workers and users of secret arts in all his kingdom.

  • Isa 13:10
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    10 For the stars of heaven and its bright armies will not give their light: the sun will be made dark in his journey through the heaven, and the moon will keep back her light.

  • Gen 1:15
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    15 And let them be for lights in the arch of heaven to give light on the earth: and it was so.

  • Job 11:17
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    17 And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning.

  • Gen 1:17
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    17 And God put them in the arch of heaven, to give light on the earth;

  • 1 Cor 15:41
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    41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for the glory of one star is different from that of another.

  • Dan 8:26
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    26 And the vision of evenings and mornings which has been talked of is true: and keep the vision secret; for it has to do with the far-off future.

  • Eccl 8:1
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    1 Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.

  • Mark 13:25
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    25 And the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers which are in the heavens will be moved.

  • Jude 1:13
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    13 Violent waves of the sea, streaming with their shame, wandering stars for whom the darkest night is kept in store for ever.

  • Ezek 28:3
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    3 See, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret which is deeper than your knowledge:

  • Dan 5:15
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    15 And now the wise men, the users of secret arts, have been sent in before me for the purpose of reading this writing and making clear to me the sense of it: but they are not able to make clear the sense of the thing:

  • Isa 32:3
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    3 And the eyes of those who see will not be shut, and those who have hearing will give ear to the word.

  • Ps 112:3-4
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    3 A store of wealth will be in his house, and his righteousness will be for ever.

    4 For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

  • Prov 3:35
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    35 The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

  • Dan 1:17
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    17 Now as for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and made them expert in all book-learning and wisdom: and Daniel was wise in all visions and dreams.

  • Ps 148:3
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    3 Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.

  • Joel 3:15
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    15 Get your plough-blades hammered into swords, and your vine-knives into spears: let the feeble say, I am strong.

  • Job 22:12
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    12 Is not God as high as heaven? and see the stars, how high they are!

  • Ps 37:6
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    6 And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun.

  • Isa 60:1
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    1 Up! let your face be bright, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is shining on you.