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Dan 1:10 — And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which [are] of your sort? then shall ye make [me] endanger my head to the king.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

I fear		Pro 29:25; Jhn 12:42,43
worse liking		Heb. sadder. Mat 6:16-18
sort		or, term, or continuance.

Correlating Passages

I fear

	Pro 29:25	The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
	Jhn 12:42	Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess [him], lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
	Jhn 12:43	For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

worse liking

	Mat 6:16	Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
	Mat 6:17	But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
	Mat 6:18	That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

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Scott, Thomas. "Daniel 1:10," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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