Daniel 4:36
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36 At that time my reason returned to me, and my majesty and splendor were restored to me for the glory of my kingdom. My counselors and my lords sought me out, I was reestablished over my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me.(A)
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Proverbs 22:4
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4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honor and life.
Matthew 6:33
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33 But seek first the kingdom of God[a] and his[b] righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(A)
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Daniel 4:34
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Nebuchadnezzar Praises God
34 When that period was over, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me.
I blessed the Most High
and praised and honored the one who lives forever.
For his sovereignty is an everlasting sovereignty,
and his kingdom endures from generation to generation.(A)
Daniel 4:32
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32 You shall be driven away from human society, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you have learned that the Most High has sovereignty over the kingdom of mortals and gives it to whom he will.”
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Daniel 4:15-16
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15 But leave its stump and roots in the ground,
with a band of iron and bronze,
in the tender grass of the field.
Let him be bathed with the dew of heaven,
and let his lot be with the animals
in the grass of the earth.
16 Let his mind be changed from that of a human,
and let the mind of an animal be given to him.
And let seven times pass over him.(A)
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
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12 While he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.(A) 13 He prayed to him, and God received his entreaty, heard his plea, and restored him again to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord indeed was God.(B)
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,(A)
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Job 13:12
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12 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes;
your defenses are defenses of clay.(A)
1 Samuel 2:30
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30 Therefore the Lord the God of Israel declares: I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me forever, but now the Lord declares: Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt.(A)
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