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Proverbs 16:13
Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he loves one who speaks honestly.
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Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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Proverbs 14:35
A king favors a prudent servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.
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Psalms 101:6
My eyes favor the faithful of the land so that they may sit down with me. The one who follows the way of integrity may serve me.
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Daniel 3:30
Then the king rewarded Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
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Daniel 2:46-49
Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell facedown, worshiped Daniel, and gave orders to present an offering and incense to him.The king said to Daniel,“ Your God is indeed God of gods, Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king’s court.
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Esther 10:3
Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was famous among the Jews and highly esteemed by many of his relatives. He continued to pursue prosperity for his people and to speak for the well-being of all his descendants.
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Daniel 6:20-23
When he reached the den, he cried out in anguish to Daniel.“ Daniel, servant of the living God,” the king said,“ has your God, whom you continually serve, been able to rescue you from the lions?”Then Daniel spoke with the king:“ May the king live forever.My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths; and they haven’t harmed me, for I was found innocent before him. And also before you, Your Majesty, I have not done harm.”The king was overjoyed and gave orders to take Daniel out of the den. When Daniel was brought up from the den, he was found to be unharmed, for he trusted in his God.
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Psalms 45:2
You are the most handsome of men; grace flows from your lips. Therefore God has blessed you forever.
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Luke 4:22
They were all speaking well of him and were amazed by the gracious words that came from his mouth; yet they said,“ Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
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Ezra 7:6-11
— came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he requested because the hand of the LORD his God was on him.Some of the Israelites, priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants accompanied him to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, during the seventh year of the king.He began the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month and arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month since the gracious hand of his God was on him.Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the LORD, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in matters of the LORD’s commands and statutes for Israel:
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Genesis 41:39-57
So Pharaoh said to Joseph,“ Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you are.You will be over my house, and all my people will obey your commands. Only I, as king, will be greater than you.”Pharaoh also said to Joseph,“ See, I am placing you over all the land of Egypt.”Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, clothed him with fine linen garments, and placed a gold chain around his neck.He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, and servants called out before him,“ Make way!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.Pharaoh said to Joseph,“ I am Pharaoh and no one will be able to raise his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt without your permission.”Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah and gave him a wife, Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest at On. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.During the seven years of abundance the land produced outstanding harvests.Joseph gathered all the excess food in the land of Egypt during the seven years and put it in the cities. He put the food in every city from the fields around it.So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance— like the sand of the sea— that he stopped measuring it because it was beyond measure.Two sons were born to Joseph before the years of famine arrived. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest at On, bore them to him.Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh and said,“ God has made me forget all my hardship and my whole family.”And the second son he named Ephraim and said,“ God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”Then the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every land, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food.When the whole land of Egypt was stricken with famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh told all Egypt,“ Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”Now the famine had spread across the whole region, so Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.Every land came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.
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Nehemiah 2:4-6
Then the king asked me,“ What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of the heavensand answered the king,“ If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor with you, send me to Judah and to the city where my ancestors are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”The king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me,“ How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So I gave him a definite time, and it pleased the king to send me.
