Bible Cross References
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Proverbs 16:13
A king wants to hear the truth and will favor those who speak it.
Psalm 101:6
I will approve of those who are faithful to God and will let them live in my palace. Those who are completely honest will be allowed to serve me.
Matthew 5:8
"Happy are the pure in heart; they will see God!
for the grace of his lips
Psalm 45:2
You are the most handsome of men; you are an eloquent speaker. God has always blessed you.
Luke 4:22
They were all well impressed with him and marveled at the eloquent words that he spoke. They said, "Isn't he the son of Joseph?"
the king
Genesis 41:39-57
39
The king said to Joseph, "God has shown you all this, so it is obvious that you have greater wisdom and insight than anyone else.
40
I will put you in charge of my country, and all my people will obey your orders. Your authority will be second only to mine.
41
I now appoint you governor over all Egypt."
42
The king removed from his finger the ring engraved with the royal seal and put it on Joseph's finger. He put a fine linen robe on him, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
43
He gave him the second royal chariot to ride in, and his guard of honor went ahead of him and cried out, "Make way! Make way!" And so Joseph was appointed governor over all Egypt.
44
The king said to him, "I am the king---and no one in all Egypt shall so much as lift a hand or a foot without your permission."
45
He gave Joseph the Egyptian name Zaphenath Paneah, and he gave him a wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, a priest in the city of Heliopolis. Joseph was thirty years old when he began to serve the king of Egypt. He left the king's court and traveled all over the land.
47
During the seven years of plenty the land produced abundant crops,
48
all of which Joseph collected and stored in the cities. In each city he stored the food from the fields around it.
49
There was so much grain that Joseph stopped measuring it---it was like the sand of the sea.
50
Before the years of famine came, Joseph had two sons by Asenath.
51
He said, "God has made me forget all my sufferings and all my father's family"; so he named his first son Manasseh.
52
He also said, "God has given me children in the land of my trouble"; so he named his second son Ephraim.
53
The seven years of plenty that the land of Egypt had enjoyed came to an end,
54
and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every other country, but there was food throughout Egypt.
55
When the Egyptians began to be hungry, they cried out to the king for food. So he ordered them to go to Joseph and do what he told them.
56
The famine grew worse and spread over the whole country, so Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians.
57
People came to Egypt from all over the world to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.
Ezra 7:6-11
6
Ezra was a scholar with a thorough knowledge of the Law which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given to Moses. Because Ezra had the blessing of the LORD his God, the emperor gave him everything he asked for. In the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes, Ezra set out from Babylonia for Jerusalem with a group of Israelites which included priests, Levites, Temple musicians, Temple guards, and workers.
8
They left Babylonia on the first day of the first month, and with God's help they arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month.
10
Ezra had devoted his life to studying the Law of the LORD, to practicing it, and to teaching all its laws and regulations to the people of Israel.
11
Emperor Artaxerxes gave the following document to Ezra, the priest and scholar, who had a thorough knowledge of the laws and commands which the LORD had given to Israel:
Nehemiah 2:4-6
4
The emperor asked, "What is it that you want?" I prayed to the God of Heaven,
5
and then I said to the emperor, "If Your Majesty is pleased with me and is willing to grant my request, let me go to the land of Judah, to the city where my ancestors are buried, so that I can rebuild the city."
6
The emperor, with the empress sitting at his side, approved my request. He asked me how long I would be gone and when I would return, and I told him.
Esther 10:3
Mordecai the Jew was second in rank only to King Xerxes himself. He was honored and well-liked by his fellow Jews. He worked for the good of his people and for the security of all their descendants.
Daniel 2:46-49
46
Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed to the ground and gave orders for sacrifices and offerings to be made to Daniel.
47
The king said, "Your God is the greatest of all gods, the Lord over kings, and the one who reveals mysteries. I know this because you have been able to explain this mystery."
48
Then he gave Daniel a high position, presented him with many splendid gifts, put him in charge of the province of Babylon, and made him the head of all the royal advisers.
49
At Daniel's request the king put Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in charge of the affairs of the province of Babylon; Daniel, however, remained at the royal court.
Daniel 3:30
And the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to higher positions in the province of Babylon.
Daniel 6:20-23
20
When he got there, he called out anxiously, "Daniel, servant of the living God! Was the God you serve so loyally able to save you from the lions?"
21
Daniel answered, "May Your Majesty live forever!
22
God sent his angel to shut the mouths of the lions so that they would not hurt me. He did this because he knew that I was innocent and because I have not wronged you, Your Majesty."
23
The king was overjoyed and gave orders for Daniel to be pulled up out of the pit. So they pulled him up and saw that he had not been hurt at all, for he trusted God.