Daniel 12:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the sky; and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

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  • Dan 11:33 : 33 And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days, they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder.
  • Matt 13:43 : 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.
  • Dan 11:35 : 35 And some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end, because it is still for the appointed time.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins 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 deeds.
  • Matt 19:28 : 28 And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man sits on the throne of his glory, you 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 master has made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?
  • Luke 1:16-17 : 16 He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 He will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 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 who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
  • 1 Cor 3:10 : 10 According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let every man be careful how he builds on it.
  • 1 Cor 15:40-42 : 40 There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory. 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body 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, nor labored in vain. 17 Yes, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
  • 1 Thess 2:19-20 : 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? 20 For you are our glory and joy.
  • Heb 5:12 : 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God; you have come to need milk and not solid food.
  • Jas 5:19-20 : 19 Brethren, if any of you stray from the truth, and someone turns him back; 20 Let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death and shall cover a multitude of sins.
  • 2 Pet 3:15 : 15 And consider that the patience of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given to him has written to you;
  • Rev 1:20 : 20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which you saw are the seven churches.
  • Acts 13:1 : 1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 4But you, O Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, even until the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.

  • Dan 12:9-10
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    9And he said, "Go your way, Daniel; for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end."

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

  • Dan 12:1-2
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    1At that time, Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands for the children of your people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation, even to that time: and at that time your people shall be delivered, every one found written in the book.

    2And many of those who 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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    32And he shall corrupt with flattery those who do wickedly against the covenant; but the people who know their God shall be strong and carry out great exploits.

    33And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days, they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder.

  • 43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.

  • 35And some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end, because it is still for the appointed time.

  • 18But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.

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

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

  • Dan 2:18-21
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    18That they would seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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

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

    21And he changes the times and the seasons: he removes kings and sets up kings: he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding.

  • 13But go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.

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

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

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

  • 20And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm.

  • 10For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light: the sun will be darkened in its rising, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.

  • 15And let them be for lights in the sky of the heavens to give light upon the earth; and it was so.

  • 17And your age shall be brighter than the noonday; you shall shine forth, you shall be as the morning.

  • 17And God set them in the sky of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

  • 41There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.

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

  • 1Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the sternness of his face shall be changed.

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

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

  • 3Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from you:

  • 15And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the thing.

  • 3And the eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall listen.

  • Ps 112:3-4
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    3Wealth and riches shall be in his house, and his righteousness shall endure forever.

    4Unto the upright, there arises light in the darkness; he is gracious, full of compassion, and righteous.

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

  • 17As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

  • 3Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars of light.

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

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

  • 6And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.

  • 1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.