Daniel 12:3 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 12:3

Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

BSB

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ASV

And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

KJV

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And they that be wise - This is the language which, in the Scriptures, is employed to denote the pious, or those who serve God and keep his commandments. See the book of Proverbs, passim. True religion is wisdom, and sin is folly, and they who live for God and for heaven are the truly wise. The meaning is, that they have chosen the path which true wisdom suggests as that in which man should walk, while all the ways of sin are ways of folly.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Christ is the sun, the fountain, of the lights both of grace and glory; ministers, as stars, shine in both, with a light derived from him, and a diminutive light in comparison of him; yet to those that are earthen vessels it will be a glory infinitely transcending their deserts.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Answering to "they that understand" (Da 11:33, 35), the same Hebrew, Maskilim; Israelites who, though in Jerusalem when wickedness is coming to a head, are found intelligent witnesses against it.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַ֨מַּשְׂכִּלִ֔ים	ve.Ha.mas.ki.Lim	and those [who] have insight	H7919 →
יַזְהִ֖רוּ	yaz.Hi.ru	they will shine	H2094 →
כְּזֹ֣הַר	ke.Zo.har	like [the] shining of	H2096 →
הָרָקִ֑יעַ	ha.ra.Ki.a'	the firmament	H7549 →
וּמַצְדִּיקֵי֙	u.matz.di.Kei	and [those who] turn to righteousness	H6663 →
הָֽרַבִּ֔ים	ha.ra.Bim	<of> the many [people]	H7227 →
כַּכּוֹכָבִ֖ים	ka.ko.kha.Vim	like the stars	H3556 →
לְעוֹלָ֥ם	le.'o.Lam	for ever	H5769 →
וָעֶֽד׃ פ	va.'Ed	and ever	H5703 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H7919vehamaskilimand those [who] have insight62×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
leads to
- John 8:12
  Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Job 11:17
  Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
- Philippians 2:15
  so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
  And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- 2 Peter 1:19
  We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day…
Through
Daniel 11:35
Some 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.
leads to
- Zechariah 13:9
  This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
- Malachi 3:2–4
  But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
Through
Matthew 13:43
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
leads to
- Luke 12:32
  Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Daniel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Daniel