Daniel 6:5
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New International Version (©2011)
Finally these men said, "We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God."

New Living Translation (©2007)
So they concluded, "Our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel will be in connection with the rules of his religion."

English Standard Version (©2001)
Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then these men said, "We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him with regard to the law of his God."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Then these men said, "We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God."

International Standard Version (©2012)
So these men said, "We'll never find any basis for complaint against Daniel unless we build it on the requirements of his God."

NET Bible (©2006)
So these men concluded, "We won't find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is in connection with the law of his God."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
These men said, "We won't find anything to accuse this man, Daniel, unless we find it in his religious practices."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

American King James Version
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

American Standard Version
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then these men said: We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, unless perhaps concerning the law of his God.

Darby Bible Translation
Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, unless we find it against him touching the law of his God.

English Revised Version
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

World English Bible
Then these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

Young's Literal Translation
Then these men are saying, 'We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found it against him in the law of his God.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

6:1-5 We notice to the glory of God, that though Daniel was now very old, yet he was able for business, and had continued faithful to his religion. It is for the glory of God, when those who profess religion, conduct themselves so that their most watchful enemies may find no occasion for blaming them, save only in the matters of their God, in which they walk according to their consciences.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then said these men,.... To one another:

we shall not find any occasion against this Daniel; whom they speak of with great disdain and contempt, calling him this Daniel, this fellow, though in the highest post in the kingdom:

except we find it against him concerning the law of his God; about his religion; not that they thought he would be prevailed upon to break the law of his God in any respect; but they knew he was tenacious of the Jewish religion, and of all the laws, rites, and ceremonies of it; if therefore they could get an act passed, and signed by the king, which would any ways affect his religion, or any branch of it, or prohibit the performance of it for any time, they hoped to get an advantage of him, knowing that he would not on any consideration forsake or neglect that; which being said by his enemies was greatly to his honour.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

5. It is the highest testimony to a godly man's walk, when his most watchful enemies can find no ground of censure save in that he walks according to the law of God even where it opposes the ways of the world.

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The Plot against Daniel
…4Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; for as much as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. 5Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. 6Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live for ever. …

Acts 24:13 And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me.
Acts 24:20 Or these who are here should state what crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin--
1 Samuel 29:3 The commanders of the Philistines asked, "What about these Hebrews?" Achish replied, "Is this not David, who was an officer of Saul king of Israel? He has already been with me for over a year, and from the day he left Saul until now, I have found no fault in him."
Jeremiah 29:7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."