Numbers 22:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Balaam said to the ass, You have made me seem foolish: if only I had a sword in my hand I would put you to death.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:10 : 10 An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.
  • Prov 12:16 : 16 A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.
  • Eccl 9:3 : 3 This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

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  • Num 22:25-28
    4 verses
    86%

    25 And the ass saw the angel of the Lord, and went near the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against the wall; and he gave her more blows.

    26 Then the angel of the Lord went further, stopping in a narrow place where there was no room for turning to the right or to the left.

    27 And the ass saw the angel of the Lord and went down on the earth under Balaam; and full of wrath, Balaam gave her hard blows with his stick.

    28 Then the Lord gave the ass the power of talking, and opening her mouth she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you have given me blows these three times?

  • Num 22:30-35
    6 verses
    85%

    30 And the ass said to Balaam, Am I not your ass upon which you have gone all your life till this day? and have I ever done this to you before? And he said, No.

    31 Then the Lord made Balaam's eyes open, and he saw the angel of the Lord in the way with his sword in his hand: and he went down on his face to the earth.

    32 And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why have you given your ass blows these three times? See, I have come out against you to keep you back, because your purpose is not pleasing to me.

    33 And the ass saw me, turning to one side from me three times: if she had not gone to one side, I would certainly have put you to death and kept her safe.

    34 And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have done wrong, for I did not see that you were in the way against me: but now, if it is evil in your eyes, I will go back again.

    35 And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men; but say only what I give you to say. Then Balaam went on with the chiefs of Balak.

  • Num 22:17-23
    7 verses
    84%

    17 For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people.

    18 But Balaam, in answer; said to the servants of Balak, Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to do anything more or less than the orders of the Lord my God.

    19 So take your rest here this night, till I have knowledge what more the Lord has to say to me.

    20 And that night God came to Balaam and said to him, If these men have come for you, go with them: but do only what I say to you.

    21 So in the morning Balaam got up and, making his ass ready, went with the chiefs of Moab.

    22 But God was moved to wrath because he went: and the angel of the Lord took up a position in the road to keep him from his purpose. Now he was seated on his ass, and his two servants were with him.

    23 And the ass saw the angel of the Lord waiting in the road with his sword in his hand; and turning from the road, the ass went into the field; and Balaam gave the ass blows, to get her back on to the road.

  • 2 Pet 2:16
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    16 But his wrongdoing was pointed out to him: an ass, talking with a man's voice, put a stop to the error of the prophet.

  • Num 23:11-13
    3 verses
    74%

    11 Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing.

    12 And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?

    13 And Balak said to him, Come with me now into another place from which you will not be able to see them all, but only the outskirts of them; and you will send curses on them from there.

  • Num 24:10-12
    3 verses
    73%

    10 Then Balak was full of wrath against Balaam, and angrily waving his hands he said to Balaam, I sent for you so that those who are against me might be cursed, but now, see, three times you have given them a blessing.

    11 Go back quickly to the place you came from: it was my purpose to give you a place of honour, but now the Lord has kept you back from honour.

    12 Then Balaam said to Balak, Did I not say to the men you sent to me,

  • Num 23:25-27
    3 verses
    71%

    25 Then Balak said to Balaam, If you will not put a curse on them, at all events do not give them a blessing.

    26 But Balaam in answer said to Balak, Did I not say to you, I may only do what the Lord says?

    27 Then Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; it may be that God will let you put a curse on them from there.

  • Num 22:6
    71%

    6 Come now, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people, for they are greater than I: and then I may be strong enough to overcome them and send them out of the land: for it is clear that good comes to him who has your blessing, but he on whom you put your curse is cursed.

  • 1 Kgs 13:27
    70%

    27 And he said to his sons, Make ready the ass for me. And they did so.

  • Num 22:38-39
    2 verses
    70%

    38 Then Balaam said to Balak, Now I have come to you; but have I power to say anything? Only what God puts into my mouth may I say.

    39 And Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath-huzoth.

  • Num 23:16-18
    3 verses
    70%

    16 And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

    17 So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said?

    18 And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:

  • Num 23:5
    70%

    5 And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

  • Josh 24:10
    70%

    10 But I did not give ear to Balaam; and so he went on blessing you; and I kept you safe from him.

  • Num 22:10-13
    4 verses
    70%

    10 And Balaam said to God, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me, saying,

    11 See, the people who have come out of Egypt are covering all the earth: now, put a curse on this people for me, so that I may be able to make war on them, driving them out of the land.

    12 And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing.

    13 In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.

  • Prov 26:3
    69%

    3 A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

  • Josh 13:22
    69%

    22 And Balaam, the son of Beor, the prophet, the children of Israel put to death with the sword.

  • Num 23:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7 And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.

    8 How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?

  • Judg 15:16
    68%

    16 And Samson said, With a red ass's mouth-bone I have made them red with blood, with a red ass's mouth-bone I have sent destruction on a thousand men.

  • 1 Kgs 13:13
    68%

    13 So the prophet said to his sons, Make ready an ass for me. So they made an ass ready, and he got on it,

  • Num 24:15
    68%

    15 Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:

  • Num 24:3
    68%

    3 And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open:

  • Deut 23:5
    68%

    5 But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you.

  • Num 22:41
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    41 And in the morning Balak took Balaam up to the high places of Baal, and from there he was able to see the outer limits of the people.