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Daniel 12:10

Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.

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Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but they that are wise shall understand.

KJV

Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יִ֠תְבָּֽרֲרוּYit.ba.ra.ruthey will purge themselvesH1305 →
וְיִֽתְלַבְּנ֤וּve.yit.la.be.Nuand they may purify themselvesH3835 →
וְיִצָּֽרְפוּ֙ve.yi.tza.re.Fuso they may be refinedH6884 →
רַבִּ֔יםra.Bimmany [people]H7227 →
וְהִרְשִׁ֣יעוּve.hir.Shi.'uand they will act wickedlyH7561 →
רְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuthey will understandH995 →
כָּל־kol-anyH3605 →
רְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563 →
וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִ֖יםve.ha.mas.ki.Limand those [who] have insightH7919 →
יָבִֽינוּ׃ya.Vi.nuthey will understandH995 →

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Isaiah 44:18They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.Revelation 3:10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.Revelation 22:11Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”Daniel 11:35Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.Hosea 14:9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.John 8:47Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”2 Thessalonians 2:10–12and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.Revelation 9:20–21Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.Isaiah 32:6–7For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.Proverbs 2:1–5My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,Malachi 3:3And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.Luke 24:25Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.Proverbs 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counselRevelation 3:18I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.Psalms 14:2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.Revelation 13:18Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.

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Daniel in the Lions' Den — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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