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Proverbs 16:13
The delight of kings is righteous counsel, and they love the one who speaks uprightly.
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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
The king shows favor to a wise servant, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
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Psalms 101:6
I will favor the honest people of the land, and allow them to live with me. Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me.
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Daniel 3:30
Then Nebuchadnezzar promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
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Daniel 2:46-49
Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage to Daniel. He gave orders to offer sacrifice and incense to him.The king replied to Daniel,“ Certainly your God is a God of gods and Lord of kings and revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery!”Then the king elevated Daniel to high position and bestowed on him many marvelous gifts. He granted him authority over the entire province of Babylon and made him the main prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the administration of the province of Babylon. Daniel himself served in the king’s court.
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Esther 10:3
Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was the highest-ranking Jew, and he was admired by his numerous relatives. He worked enthusiastically for the good of his people and was an advocate for the welfare of all his descendants.
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Daniel 6:20-23
As he approached the den, he called out to Daniel in a worried voice,“ Daniel, servant of the living God, was your God whom you continually serve able to rescue you from the lions?”Then Daniel spoke to the king,“ O king, live forever!My God sent his angel and closed the lions’ mouths so that they have not harmed me, because I was found to be innocent before him. Nor have I done any harm to you, O king.”Then the king was delighted and gave an order to haul Daniel up from the den. So Daniel was hauled up out of the den. He had no injury of any kind, because he had trusted in his God.
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Psalms 45:2
You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings.
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Luke 4:22
All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said,“ Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
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Ezra 7:6-11
This Ezra is the one who came up from Babylon. He was a scribe who was skilled in the law of Moses which the LORD God of Israel had given. The king supplied him with everything he requested, for the hand of the LORD his God was on him.In the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, Ezra brought up to Jerusalem some of the Israelites and some of the priests, the Levites, the attendants, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants.He entered Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king.On the first day of the first month he had determined to make the ascent from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he arrived at Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was on him.Now Ezra had dedicated himself to the study of the law of the LORD, to its observance, and to teaching its statutes and judgments in Israel.What follows is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. Ezra was a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the LORD and his statutes over Israel:
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Genesis 41:39-57
So Pharaoh said to Joseph,“ Because God has enabled you to know all this, there is no one as wise and discerning as you are!You will oversee my household, and all my people will submit to your commands. Only I, the king, will be greater than you.“ See here,” Pharaoh said to Joseph,“ I place you in authority over all the land of Egypt.”Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his own hand and put it on Joseph’s. He clothed him with fine linen clothes and put a gold chain around his neck.Pharaoh had him ride in the chariot used by his second-in-command, and they cried out before him,“ Kneel down!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.Pharaoh also said to Joseph,“ I am Pharaoh, but without your permission no one will move his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah. He also gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.Now Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by Pharaoh and was in charge of all the land of Egypt.During the seven years of abundance the land produced large, bountiful harvests.Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt during the seven years and stored it in the cities. In every city he put the food gathered from the fields around it.Joseph stored up a vast amount of grain, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it because it was impossible to measure.Two sons were born to Joseph before the famine came. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, was their mother.Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying,“ Certainly God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s house.”He named the second child Ephraim, saying,“ Certainly God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end.Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. There was famine in all the other lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the people of Egypt,“ Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”While the famine was over all the earth, Joseph opened the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians. The famine was severe throughout the land of Egypt.People from every country came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the famine was severe throughout the earth.
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Nehemiah 2:4-6
The king responded,“ What is it you are seeking?” Then I quickly prayed to the God of heavenand said to the king,“ If the king is so inclined and if your servant has found favor in your sight, dispatch me to Judah, to the city with the graves of my ancestors, so that I can rebuild it.”Then the king, with his consort sitting beside him, replied,“ How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was amenable to dispatching me, I gave him a time.
