Numbers 23:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 22:17 : 17 That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;
  • Num 22:12 : 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.
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
  • Num 22:18 : 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.
  • Isa 43:13 : 13 From time long past I am God, and from this day I am he: there is no one who is able to take you out of my hand: when I undertake a thing, by whom will my purpose be changed?
  • John 10:27-29 : 27 My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me: 28 And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand. 29 That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand.
  • Rom 8:38-39 : 38 For I am certain that not death, or life, or angels, or rulers, or things present, or things to come, or powers, 39 Or things on high, or things under the earth, or anything which is made, will be able to come between us and the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 1 Pet 1:5 : 5 Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.
  • Num 22:38 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 23:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7And 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.

    8How 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?

    9From the top of the rocks I see him, looking down on him from the hills: it is a people made separate, not to be numbered among the nations.

  • Num 23:19
    75%

    19God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?

  • Num 23:11-13
    3 verses
    74%

    11Then 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.

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

    13And 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 22:12
    74%

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

  • Num 23:21
    73%

    21He has seen no evil in Jacob or wrongdoing in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the glad cry of a king is among them.

  • Num 23:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • Num 22:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17For 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.

    18But 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.

  • Deut 11:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26Today I put before you a blessing and a curse:

    27The blessing if you give ear to the orders of the Lord your God, which I give you this day:

  • Heb 6:14
    71%

    14Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.

  • Gen 12:3
    71%

    3To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

  • Num 24:9-13
    5 verses
    71%

    9He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed.

    10Then 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.

    11Go 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.

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

    13Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to go outside the orders of the Lord, doing good or evil at the impulse of my mind; whatever the Lord says I will say?

  • Num 22:6
    71%

    6Come 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.

  • Deut 23:5
    70%

    5But 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 23:23
    70%

    23No evil power has effect against Jacob, no secret arts against Israel; at the right time it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, See what God has done!

  • Josh 24:10
    70%

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

  • Deut 28:8
    69%

    8The Lord will send his blessing on your store-houses and on everything to which you put your hand: his blessing will be on you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Gen 48:20
    69%

    20So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

  • Num 6:23-24
    2 verses
    69%

    23Say to Aaron and his sons, These are the words of blessing which are to be used by you in blessing the children of Israel; say to them,

    24May the Lord send his blessing on you and keep you:

  • Ps 37:22
    69%

    22Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • Num 22:38
    69%

    38Then 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.

  • 1 Chr 16:17
    68%

    17And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

  • Neh 13:2
    68%

    2Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.

  • Deut 33:1
    68%

    1Now this is the blessing which Moses, the man of God, gave to the children of Israel before his death.

  • 2 Chr 6:4
    68%

    4And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to my father David, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

  • Gen 18:18
    68%

    18Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing?

  • Gen 31:29
    68%

    29It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.

  • 1 Kgs 8:56
    68%

    56Praise be to the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, as he gave them his word to do; every word of all his oath, which he gave by the hand of Moses his servant, has come true.

  • Lev 27:33
    68%

    33He may not make search to see if it is good or bad, or make any changes in it; and if he makes exchange of it for another, the two will be holy; he will not get them back again.

  • Gen 26:3
    67%

    3Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

  • Exod 34:10
    67%

    10And the Lord said, See, this is what I will undertake: before the eyes of your people I will do wonders, such as have not been done in all the earth or in any nation: and all your people will see the work of the Lord, for what I am about to do for you is greatly to be feared.

  • Num 24:1
    67%

    1Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,

  • Gen 24:50
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    50Then Laban and Bethuel said in answer, This is the Lord's doing: it is not for us to say Yes or No to you.

  • Heb 11:20
    67%

    20By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come.

  • Gen 27:29
    67%

    29Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing.

  • Mal 2:2
    67%

    2If you will not give ear and take it to heart, to give glory to my name, says the Lord of armies, then I will send the curse on you and will put a curse on your blessing: truly, even now I have put a curse on it, because you do not take it to heart.

  • Gen 22:17
    67%

    17That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;