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Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break offi thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; ifm it may be λa lengthening of thy tranquillity.

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Isa. 55:7• ⁷Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (Isa. 55:7)

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Psa. 41:1‑2• ¹<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
²The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. (Psa. 41:1‑2)

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or, an healing of thine error.

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Gen. 41:33‑37• ³³Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
³⁴Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
³⁵And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
³⁶And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
³⁷And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. (Gen. 41:33‑37)

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Psa. 119:46• ⁴⁶I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. (Psa. 119:46)

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Acts 24:25• ²⁵And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. (Acts 24:25)

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2 Cor. 5:11• ¹¹Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. (2 Cor. 5:11)

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Job 34:31‑32• ³¹Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
³²That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. (Job 34:31‑32)

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Prov. 16:6• ⁶By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. (Prov. 16:6)

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Prov. 28:13• ¹³He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. (Prov. 28:13)

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Isa. 55:6‑7• ⁶Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
⁷Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (Isa. 55:6‑7)

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Ezek. 18:21,27‑32• ²¹But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
²⁷Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
²⁸Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
²⁹Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
³⁰Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
³¹Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
³²For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. (Ezek. 18:21,27‑32)

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Matt. 3:8• ⁸Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: (Matt. 3:8)

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Acts 8:22• ²²Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. (Acts 8:22)

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Acts 26:20• ²⁰But showed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. (Acts 26:20)

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James 4:8‑10• ⁸Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
⁹Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
¹⁰Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. (James 4:8‑10)

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1 Peter 4:8• ⁸And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4:8)

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Psa. 41:1‑3• ¹<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
²The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
³The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. (Psa. 41:1‑3)

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Isa. 58:5‑7,10‑12• ⁵Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?
⁶Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
¹⁰And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
¹¹And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
¹²And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. (Isa. 58:5‑7,10‑12)

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Ezek. 18:7• ⁷And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; (Ezek. 18:7)

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Luke 11:41• ⁴¹But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. (Luke 11:41)

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Acts 10:2‑4• ²A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
³He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
⁴And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. (Acts 10:2‑4)

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Gal. 5:6,13,22• ⁶For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
¹³For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, (Gal. 5:6,13,22)

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Eph. 4:28• ²⁸Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. (Eph. 4:28)

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1 Kings 21:29• ²⁹Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. (1 Kings 21:29)

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Joel 2:14• ¹⁴Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God? (Joel 2:14)

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Jonah 3:9• ⁹Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? (Jonah 3:9)

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Zeph. 2:2‑3• ²Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger come upon you.
³Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger. (Zeph. 2:2‑3)

lengthening of thy tranquillity.

or, healing of thine error.

• Like Paul with Felix, Daniel reasoned with Nebuchadnezzar of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come; but we do not read that the king trembled. (“Daniel 4” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousnessa, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

JND Translation Notes

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The LXX reads "alms." see Note, Matt. 6.1.