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Daniel 1:8

But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.

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Daniel 1:8 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 16 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 141:4 (41 votes) and Leviticus 11:45–47 (24 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Leviticus 11 to 2 Timothy 3.

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Which verses does Daniel 1:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Psalm 141:441 votes

    Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

  2. Leviticus 11:45–4724 votes

    For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy. This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground. …

  3. Ezekiel 4:13–1424 votes

    Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.” “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”

  4. 1 Corinthians 10:18–2124 votes

    Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar? Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? …

  5. 1 Corinthians 7:3720 votes

    But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.

  6. Psalm 119:11517 votes

    Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.

  7. Hosea 9:3–414 votes

    They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.

  8. 1 Corinthians 8:7–1012 votes

    But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled. But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. …

  9. Psalm 119:10610 votes

    I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

  10. Romans 14:15–1710 votes

    If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died. Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil. …

  11. Daniel 1:59 votes

    The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.

  12. 1 Corinthians 10:28–318 votes
  13. Acts 11:237 votes
  14. 2 Corinthians 9:77 votes
  15. Acts 10:14–166 votes
  16. Deuteronomy 32:384 votes
  17. Psalm 106:283 votes
  18. Ruth 1:17–182 votes
  19. 1 Kings 5:52 votes

Which verses point to Daniel 1:8?

The 10 strongest of 16.