Daniel 5:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.”
Daniel 5:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Daniel 5:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Daniel 5:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you and that light, understanding, and excellent wisdom are found in you.”
Daniel 5:14 — World English Bible
Daniel 5:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in thee. ”
Daniel 5:14 — American Standard Version
Daniel 5:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods <FI>is<Fi> in thee, and light, and understanding, and excellent wisdom have been found in thee.”
Daniel 5:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Daniel 5:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I have heard of thee, that the spirit of thegods is in thee, and [that] light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. ”
Daniel 5:14 — Darby Translation
Daniel 5:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now I haue heard of thee, that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and that light and vnderstanding and excellent wisdome is found in thee.”
Daniel 5:14 — Geneva Bible
Daniel 5:14 in Context — Daniel 5
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.
13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in 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:
16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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What Does Daniel 5:14 Mean?
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