Daniel 1:5

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word.

he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.

I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called, and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’ ”

See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.

The king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore stood they before the king.

yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering.

“Yahweh of Armies says: ‘If you will walk in my ways, and if you will follow my instructions, then you also shall judge my house, and shall also keep my courts, and I will give you a place of access among these who stand by.

Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,

Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

You are to make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean.

Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab; for she had heard in the country of Moab how Yahweh had visited his people in giving them bread.

David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.

Again, on the day when the God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh.

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?

Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

Then Yahweh said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not turn toward this people. Cast them out of my sight, and let them go out!

therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jonadab the son of Rechab will not lack a man to stand before me forever.’ ”

Yahweh said, “Even thus will the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them.”

Her priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hidden their eyes from my Sabbaths. So I am profaned among them.

They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.

Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don’t know when the time is.

What I tell you, I tell all: Watch.”

Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

Pray without ceasing.

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”

which ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you! Let them be your protection.

Let our lord now command your servants who are in front of you to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will play with his hand, and you will be well.”

Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me; for he has found favor in my sight.”

Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.

For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, as every day required; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.

Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.

For his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

They won’t dwell in Yahweh’s land; but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.

He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, “Take the filthy garments off him.” To him he said, “Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich clothing.”

“But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderers’ soap;

But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no urgency, but has power over his own will, and has determined in his own heart to keep his own virgin, does well.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.

But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”

and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him from the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.

Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.

I sent them out to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo, and his brothers the temple servants, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

“Bear with me a little, and I will show you; for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.

For Yahweh spoke this to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,

Therefore Yahweh says, “If you return, then I will bring you again, that you may stand before me; and if you take out the precious from the vile, you will be as my mouth. They will return to you, but you will not return to them.

At the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

Give us today our daily bread.

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

Give us day by day our daily bread.

Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”