Daniel 12:3

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

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  • Dan 11:33 : 33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, [many] days.
  • Matt 13:43 : 43 ‹Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.›
  • Dan 11:35 : 35 And [some] of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make [them] white, [even] to the time of the end: because [it is] yet for a time appointed.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 ¶ The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.
  • Jer 23:22 : 22 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
  • Matt 19:28 : 28 And Jesus said unto them, ‹Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.›
  • Matt 24:45 : 45 ‹Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?›
  • Luke 1:16-17 : 16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
  • John 4:36 : 36 ‹And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.›
  • John 5:35 : 35 ‹He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.›
  • 1 Cor 3:10 : 10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
  • 1 Cor 15:40-42 : 40 [There are] also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial [is] one, and the [glory] of the terrestrial [is] another. 41 [There is] one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for [one] star differeth from [another] star in glory. 42 So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
  • Eph 4:11 : 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
  • Phil 2:16-17 : 16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
  • 1 Thess 2:19-20 : 19 For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? [Are] not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? 20 For ye are our glory and joy.
  • Heb 5:12 : 12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
  • Jas 5:19-20 : 19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
  • 2 Pet 3:15 : 15 And account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
  • Rev 1:20 : 20 ‹The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.›
  • Acts 13:1 : 1 ¶ Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

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  • 4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, [even] to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

  • Dan 12:9-10
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    9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

    10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

  • Dan 12:1-2
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    1 ¶ And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

    2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt.

  • Dan 11:32-33
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    32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do [exploits].

    33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, [many] days.

  • 43 ‹Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.›

  • 35 And [some] of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make [them] white, [even] to the time of the end: because [it is] yet for a time appointed.

  • 18 But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  • Eccl 12:2-3
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    2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

    3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

  • Dan 2:18-21
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    18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise [men] of Babylon.

    19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

    20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

    21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

  • 13 But go thou thy way till the end [be]: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

  • 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

  • Dan 5:11-12
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    11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers;

    12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.

  • 20 And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm.

  • 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

  • 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

  • 17 And [thine] age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

  • 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

  • 41 [There is] one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for [one] star differeth from [another] star in glory.

  • 26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told [is] true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it [shall be] for many days.

  • 1 ¶ Who [is] as the wise [man]? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.

  • 25 ‹And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.›

  • 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

  • 3 Behold, thou [art] wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:

  • 15 And now the wise [men], the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:

  • 3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

  • Ps 112:3-4
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    3 Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

    4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [he is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

  • 35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

  • 17 ¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

  • 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

  • 15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

  • 12 [Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

  • 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

  • 1 ¶ Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.