Numbers 23:8

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How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those the LORD has not denounced?

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  • Num 22:12 : 12 But God said to Balaam, 'Do not go with them. You must not curse the people, for they are blessed.'
  • Num 23:20 : 20 'Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.'
  • Num 23:23 : 23 'There is no divination against Jacob, no sorcery against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and of Israel: "See what God has done!"'
  • Isa 44:25 : 25 I frustrate the signs of false prophets and make fools of diviners; I turn wise men backward and make their knowledge foolish.
  • Isa 47:12-13 : 12 Persist then with your spells and your many sorceries, with which you have labored from your youth—perhaps you might succeed, perhaps you might cause terror. 13 You are wearied with your many counsels; let those who divide the heavens, those who gaze at the stars, those who announce the months, stand now and save you from what is coming upon you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 23:7
    85%

    7 Then Balaam uttered his oracle and said: 'From Aram Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: "Come, curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel."'

  • Num 22:5-7
    3 verses
    82%

    5 He sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the river in the land of his people. They were to call him, saying, 'Look, a people has come out of Egypt; they cover the face of the land and are settling next to me.'

    6 Now, please come and curse this people for me, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.

    7 The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them payment for divination. They came to Balaam and told him Balak's message.

  • Num 23:11-13
    3 verses
    81%

    11 Balak said to Balaam, 'What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but you have done nothing but bless them!'

    12 He answered, 'Must I not speak what the LORD puts in my mouth?'

    13 Then Balak said to him, 'Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will see only a part of them, not all of them. From there, curse them for me.'

  • Num 23:25-27
    3 verses
    81%

    25 Then Balak said to Balaam, 'If you won’t curse them for me, then at least don’t bless them!'

    26 But Balaam replied, 'Didn’t I tell you that I must do whatever the LORD says?'

    27 Then Balak said to Balaam, 'Come, let me take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me from there.'

  • Num 22:10-13
    4 verses
    80%

    10 Balaam said to God, 'Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent this message to me:

    11 'Look, a people that came out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now, come and curse them for me. Perhaps I will be able to fight against them and drive them out.'

    12 But God said to Balaam, 'Do not go with them. You must not curse the people, for they are blessed.'

    13 The next morning, Balaam got up and said to Balak’s officials, 'Go back to your own country, for the LORD has refused to let me go with you.'

  • Num 22:16-18
    3 verses
    78%

    16 They came to Balaam and said to him, 'This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Please do not let anything prevent you from coming to me.'

    17 'For I will reward you very handsomely and will do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on these people for me.'

    18 But Balaam answered Balak's servants, 'Even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of the LORD my God to do anything small or great.'

  • Num 23:16-20
    5 verses
    77%

    16 The LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, 'Return to Balak and speak these words.'

    17 So Balaam returned to Balak, who was standing beside his burnt offering with the officials of Moab. Balak asked him, 'What did the LORD say?'

    18 Then Balaam proclaimed his oracle, saying: 'Stand up, Balak, and listen; hear me, son of Zippor!'

    19 'God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?'

    20 'Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.'

  • Num 24:9-13
    5 verses
    76%

    9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Those who bless you will be blessed; those who curse you will be cursed.

    10 Then Balak's anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. He said to Balaam, 'I summoned you to curse my enemies, but instead, you have blessed them three times!'

    11 Now leave and go home! I said I would reward you handsomely, but the LORD has kept you from being rewarded.'

    12 Balaam answered Balak, 'Did I not tell your messengers that you sent to me,'

    13 'Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the command of the LORD, to do anything good or bad of my own will. What the LORD says, that I will speak.'

  • Deut 23:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4 No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation; none of their descendants may ever enter the assembly of the LORD.

    5 This is because they did not meet you with bread and water on your way out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor of Aram Naharaim to curse you.

  • Josh 24:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9 Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you.

    10 But I would not listen to Balaam. Instead, he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.

  • Num 23:9
    74%

    9 For from the top of the rocks I see them, from the hills I behold them; they are a people who live apart and do not consider themselves among the nations.

  • Neh 13:2
    74%

    2 This was because they had not met the Israelites with bread and water but had hired Balaam to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.

  • Num 22:37-38
    2 verses
    74%

    37 Balak said to Balaam, 'Did I not send messengers to you to summon you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I really unable to reward you?

    38 Balaam said to Balak, 'Well, I have come to you now. But I cannot say just anything. I must speak only what God puts in my mouth.'

  • Job 31:30
    73%

    30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life—

  • 2 Sam 16:10
    73%

    10 But the king replied, "What does this have to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord told him to curse David, who can ask, 'Why did you do this?'"

  • Ps 109:28
    72%

    28 Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.

  • Lev 24:15
    72%

    15 And speak to the Israelites, saying: If any man curses his God, he will bear the consequences of his sin.

  • Ps 37:22
    72%

    22 For those blessed by the LORD will inherit the land, but those cursed by Him will be cut off.

  • Exod 22:28
    71%

    28 Do not hold back offerings from your harvest or your wine presses. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

  • Isa 37:23
    71%

    23 Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

  • Jer 48:10
    71%

    10 Cursed is the one who does the LORD's work negligently, and cursed is the one who withholds their sword from blood.

  • Num 24:1
    71%

    1 When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to seeking omens as he had done before, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.

  • Judg 11:25
    71%

    25 Are you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive or fight against Israel?

  • Num 23:5
    71%

    5 The LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, 'Go back to Balak and speak this to him.'

  • Gen 12:3
    71%

    3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you, I will curse; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.

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