Numbers 22:38

American Standard Version (1901)

And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to speak anything? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

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  • Num 22:18 : 18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.
  • Num 23:16 : 16 And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
  • Num 23:26 : 26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh, that I must do?
  • Num 24:13 : 13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak?
  • 1 Kgs 22:14 : 14 And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.
  • 2 Chr 18:13 : 13 And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what my God saith, that will I speak.
  • Ps 33:10 : 10 Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee.
  • Prov 19:21 : 21 There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
  • Isa 44:25 : 25 that frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
  • Isa 46:10 : 10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
  • Isa 47:12 : 12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast labored from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 23:11-13
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    11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

    12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?

    13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

  • Num 24:12-15
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    12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying,

    13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak?

    14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, [and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

    15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;

  • Num 22:16-20
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    16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:

    17 for I will promote thee unto very great honor, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

    18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.

    19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what Jehovah will speak unto me more.

    20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.

  • Num 22:34-37
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    83%

    34 And Balaam said unto the angel of Jehovah, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.

    35 And the angel of Jehovah said unto Balaam, Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

    36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.

    37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?

  • Num 23:25-27
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    25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

    26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh, that I must do?

    27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.

  • Num 22:5-14
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    5 And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the [ face of the earth, and they abide over against me.

    6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

    7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

    8 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Jehovah shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

    9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?

    10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, [saying] ,

    11 Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covereth the face of the earth: now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.

    12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.

    13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land; for Jehovah refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

    14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

  • Num 23:15-18
    4 verses
    82%

    15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I meet [Jehovah] yonder.

    16 And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

    17 And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath Jehovah spoken?

    18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

  • Num 23:2-5
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    2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.

    3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.

    4 And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

    5 And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

  • 39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiriath-huzoth.

  • Num 23:7-8
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    77%

    7 And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.

    8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied?

  • 41 And it came to pass in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people.

  • 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

  • 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;

  • 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

  • 28 And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

  • 30 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.

  • 10 but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.