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24 Then Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him.”

34 “Men of understanding declare, wise men who hear me say to me,

2 “Hear my words, you wise men; listen to me, you men of learning.

12 This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of Babylon.

6 So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.

11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts:

35 “A sword against the Babylonians!” declares the LORD— “against those who live in Babylon and against her officials and wise men!

12 Where are your wise men now? Let them show you and make known what the LORD Almighty has planned against Egypt.

8 Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.

8 “In that day,” declares the LORD, “will I not destroy the wise men of Edom, those of understanding in the mountains of Esau?

15 The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it.

13 Since it was customary for the king to consult experts in matters of law and justice, he spoke with the wise men who understood the times

13 So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.

14 When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon, Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact.

8 In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

57 I will make her officials and wise men drunk, her governors, officers and warriors as well; they will sleep forever and not awake,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD Almighty.

18 He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

48 Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men.

11 The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; the wise counselors of Pharaoh give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise men, a disciple of the ancient kings”?

18 “This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means, for none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”