Numbers 22:12

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And God said vnto Balaam: Go not thou with them, neither curse the people: for they are blessed.

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  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of thee a great people, and wyll blesse thee, and make thy name great, that thou shalt be euen a blessyng.
  • Gen 22:16-18 : 16 And sayd: by my selfe haue I sworne, sayeth the Lorde, because thou hast done this thyng, and hast not spared yea thyne onlye sonne, 17 That in blessing I wyll blesse thee, and in multiplying I wyll multiplie thy seede as the starres of heauen, and as the sande which is vpon the sea side, and thy seede shall possesse the gates of his enemies. 18 And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast hearde my voyce.
  • Num 22:19-20 : 19 Nowe therefore I pray thee, tarie ye here this nyght, that I may wit what the Lorde wyll say vnto me more. 20 And God came vnto Balaam by night, and sayde vnto hym: If the men come to call thee, ryse vp and go with them: but loke what I say vnto thee, that shalt thou do.
  • Num 23:3 : 3 And Balaam said vnto Balac: Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go, if happly the Lorde will meete me: and whatsoeuer he sheweth me, I wyll tell thee. And he went vp hyer.
  • Num 23:13-15 : 13 And Balac sayde vnto hym: Come I pray thee with me vnto another place, whence thou mayest see them, and thou shalt see but the vtmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: curse them out of that place for my sake. 14 And he brought hym into a fielde, where men myght see farre of, euen to the toppe of an hyll, and buylt seuen aulters, and offred an oxe and a ramme on euery aulter. 15 And he said vnto Balac: Stande here by thy burnt sacrifice, whyle I meete the Lorde yonder.
  • Num 23:19-20 : 19 God is not a man that he should lye, neither the sonne of a ma that he should repent: should he say & not do? or should he speake, and not make it good? 20 Beholde, I haue taken vpon me to blesse: for he hath blessed, and it is not in my power to aulter it.
  • Num 23:23 : 23 For there is no sorcerie in Iacob, nor soothsaying in Israel, according to this time it shalbe sayde of Iacob and Israel: What hath God wrought?
  • Deut 23:5 : 5 Neuerthelesse, the Lorde thy God woulde not hearken vnto Balaam: but the Lord thy God turned the curse to a blessing vnto thee, because the Lord thy God loued thee.
  • Deut 33:29 : 29 Happy art thou O Israel, who is like vnto thee O people, that art saued in the Lorde which is the shielde of thy helpe and sworde of thy glorie? Thine enemies haue lost their strength to thee warde, and thou shalt treade vpon their hye places.
  • Job 33:15-17 : 15 In dreames and visions of the night, when slumbring commeth vpon men that they fall asleepe in their beddes, 16 He roundeth them in the eares, and sealeth their correction: 17 That he may withdrawe man from euyll enterprises, and deliuer hym from pride,
  • Ps 144:15 : 15 Happy are the people that be in such a case: blessed is the people who haue God for their Lorde.
  • Ps 146:5 : 5 Who made heauen and earth, the sea and all that therin is: who mainteyneth the trueth for euer.
  • Mic 6:5 : 5 Remember O my people, what Balach the king of Moab had deuised against thee, and what aunswere that Balaam the sonne of Beor gaue him, from Sethin vnto Galgal, that ye may knowe the righteousnesse of the Lorde.
  • Matt 27:19 : 19 When he was set downe to geue iudgment, his wyfe sent vnto hym, saying: haue thou nothing to do with that iuste man: For I haue suffred many thynges this day in a dreame because of him.
  • Rom 4:6-7 : 6 Euen as Dauid describeth the blessednesse of the man vnto whom God imputeth righteousnesse without workes: 7 Blessed are they whose vnrighteousnesse are forgeuen, & whose sinnes are couered.
  • Rom 11:29 : 29 For the gyftes and callyng of God, are without repentaunce.
  • Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed be God, the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe, whiche hath blessed vs in all spirituall blessyng, in heauenly thynges by Christe:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 23:25-27
    3 verses
    87%

    25And Balac sayde vnto Balaam: Neither curse them, nor blesse them at all.

    26But Balaam aunswered and said vnto Balac: Tolde not I thee, saying, All that ye Lorde speaketh, that I must do?

    27And Balac said vnto Balaam: Come I pray thee, and I wyll bryng thee yet vnto another place, if at all it will please God, that thou mayst thence curse them for my sake.

  • Num 22:13-14
    2 verses
    84%

    13And Balaam rose vp in the mornyng, and sayd vnto the lordes of Balac, Get you vnto your lande: for the Lord wyll not suffer me to go with you.

    14And the lordes of Moab rose vp, and went vnto Balac and sayde: Balaam would not come with vs.

  • Num 23:11-13
    3 verses
    82%

    11And Balac sayd vnto Balaam: What hast thou done vnto me? I toke thee to curse myne enemies, and beholde thou hast blessed them altogether.

    12He aunswered and sayd: Must I not take heede to speake that whiche the lorde hath put in my mouth?

    13And Balac sayde vnto hym: Come I pray thee with me vnto another place, whence thou mayest see them, and thou shalt see but the vtmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: curse them out of that place for my sake.

  • Deut 23:4-6
    3 verses
    82%

    4Because they met you not with bread and water in the way, when ye came out of Egypt, and because they hyred against thee Balaam the sonne of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

    5Neuerthelesse, the Lorde thy God woulde not hearken vnto Balaam: but the Lord thy God turned the curse to a blessing vnto thee, because the Lord thy God loued thee.

    6Thou shalt not seeke their peace nor wealth all thy dayes, for euer.

  • Num 22:5-11
    7 verses
    81%

    5He sent messengers therefore vnto Balaam the sonne of Beor to Pethor, which is by the riuer of the lande of the chyldren of his folke, to call him, saying: Beholde, there is a people come out of Egypt, and beholde they couer the face of the earth, & dwell ouer against me.

    6Come nowe therfore I pray thee, and curse me this people, for they are to mightie for me, so peraduenture I myght be able to smyte them, & to driue them out of the lande: For I wote that he whom thou blessest, is blessed, and whom thou cursest is cursed.

    7And the elders of Moab, and the elders of Madian departed, hauyng the rewarde of the southsaying in their hande: And they came vnto Balaam, and tolde hym the wordes of Balac.

    8He aunswered them: Tary here this nyght, and I wyll bryng you worde, euen as the Lorde shall say vnto me. And the lordes of Moab abode with Balaam.

    9And God came vnto Balaam, and sayd: What men are these with thee?

    10And Balaam sayd vnto God: Balac the sonne of Ziphor kyng of Moab hath sent vnto me saying:

    11Beholde, there is a people come out of Egypt, and couereth the face of the earth: Come nowe therefore, and curse them for my sake, if so peraduenture I may be able to ouercome them in battayle, and to dryue them out.

  • Num 22:35
    81%

    35The angell of the Lorde sayde vnto Balaam, Go with the men: but what I say vnto thee, that shalt thou speake. And so Balaam went with the lordes of Balac.

  • Num 22:16-20
    5 verses
    81%

    16Whiche came to Balaam, and tolde hym, Thus sayeth Balac the sonne of Ziphor: Oh let nothyng let thee, but come vnto me:

    17For I wyll greatly promote thee vnto great honour, and wyll do whatsoeuer thou sayest vnto me: come I pray thee, curse this people for my sake.

    18And Balaam aunswered and said vnto the seruauntes of Balac: If Balac woulde geue me his house full of syluer and golde, I can not go beyonde the worde of the Lorde my God, to do lesse or more:

    19Nowe therefore I pray thee, tarie ye here this nyght, that I may wit what the Lorde wyll say vnto me more.

    20And God came vnto Balaam by night, and sayde vnto hym: If the men come to call thee, ryse vp and go with them: but loke what I say vnto thee, that shalt thou do.

  • Num 23:7-8
    2 verses
    80%

    7And he toke vp his parable, and sayd: Balac the king of Moab hath brought me fro Mesopotamia, out of the mountaynes of the east, saying Come, curse Iacob for my sake, come and defie Israel.

    8Howe shall I curse hym, whom God hath not cursed? or howe shall I defie hym, whom God hath not defied?

  • Neh 13:2
    80%

    2Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them that he should curse them: and our God turned the curse into a blessing.

  • Num 24:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lorde that he should blesse Israel, he went not as he dyd twise before to meete a soothsaying: but set his face towarde the wyldernesse.

    2And Balaam lift vp his eyes, and loked vpon Israel as he lay accordyng to his tribes, and the spirite of God came vpon hym.

  • Num 24:9-13
    5 verses
    79%

    9He couched hym selfe, and lay downe as a Lion, and as an elder Lion: who shall stirre hym vp? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

    10And Balac was wroth with Balaam, and smote his handes together, and Balac said vnto Balaam: I sent for thee to curse mine enemies, and behold thou hast blessed them this three tymes.

    11Therfore nowe get thee quickly vnto thy place: I thought that I would promote thee vnto honour, but lo the Lord hath kept thee backe from worship.

    12Balaam aunswered vnto Balac: Tolde I not thy messengers whiche thou sendedst vnto me, saying:

    13If Balac woulde geue me his house full of siluer and golde, I can not passe the word of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine owne minde: But what the Lorde sayeth, that wyll I speake.

  • Josh 24:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    9Then Balak the sonne of Ziphor king of Moab, arose & warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the sonne of Beor for to curse you:

    10But I woulde not hearken vnto Balaam, & therfore he rather blessed you: and so I deliuered you out of his hand.

  • Num 23:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16And the Lord met Balaam, and put a worde in his mouth, and sayd: Go agayne vnto Balac, and say thus.

    17And when he came to hym, beholde he stoode by his burnt sacrifice, and the lordes of Moab with hym. And Balac saide vnto hym: What hath the Lorde sayde?

  • Num 23:5
    76%

    5And the Lorde put a saying in Balaams mouth, and sayde: Go agayne to Balac, and say on this wyse.

  • Num 22:41
    76%

    41And on the morowe Balac toke Balaam, and brought hym vp into the hye places of Baal, that thence he might see the vtmost part of the people.

  • Num 22:37-39
    3 verses
    75%

    37And Balac sayd vnto Balaam: Dyd I not sende for thee to call thee? And wherfore camest thou not vnto me: Am I not able in deede to promote thee vnto honour?

    38And Balaam made aunswere vnto Balac, Lo, I am come vnto thee, and can I nowe say any thyng at all? The worde that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speake.

    39And Balaam went with Balac, and they came vnto a citie of streates.

  • Num 23:3
    74%

    3And Balaam said vnto Balac: Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go, if happly the Lorde will meete me: and whatsoeuer he sheweth me, I wyll tell thee. And he went vp hyer.

  • Num 24:25
    74%

    25And Balaam rose vp, and went and returned to his place: and Balac also went his way.

  • Gen 12:3
    74%

    3I wyll also blesse them that blesse thee, and curse the that curseth thee: and in thee shall all kinredes of the earth be blessed.

  • Num 23:20
    74%

    20Beholde, I haue taken vpon me to blesse: for he hath blessed, and it is not in my power to aulter it.