Numbers 22:27

Geneva Bible (1560)

And when the asse sawe the Angell of the Lorde, she lay downe vnder Balaam: therefore Balaam was very wroth, and smote the asse with a staffe.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
  • Prov 27:3-4 : 3 A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both. 4 Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Wherefore my deare brethren, let euery man be swift to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 22:20-26
    7 verses
    93%

    20And God came vnto Balaam by night, and sayd vnto him, If the men come to call thee, rise vp, and goe with them: but onely what thing I say vnto thee, that shalt thou doe.

    21So Balaam rose vp early, and sadled his asse, and went with the princes of Moab.

    22And ye wrath of God was kindled, because he went: and the Angel of the Lord stood in the way to be against him, as he rode vpon his asse, & his two seruants were with him.

    23And when the asse saw the Angel of the Lord stand in the way, and his sworde drawen in his hand, the asse turned out of the way and went into the field, but Balaam smote the asse, to turne her into the way.

    24Againe the Angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyardes, hauing a wall on the one side, and a wall on the other.

    25And when the asse sawe the Angel of the Lord, she thrust her selfe vnto the wall, and dasht Balaams foote against the wall: wherefore hee smote her againe.

    26Then the Angel of the Lord went further, & stoode in a narowe place, where was no way to turne, either to the right hand, or to the left.

  • Num 22:28-35
    8 verses
    88%

    28Then the Lorde opened the mouth of the asse, and she saide vnto Balaam, What haue I done vnto thee, that thou hast smitten me nowe three times?

    29And Balaam saide vnto the asse, Because thou hast mocked me: I woulde there were a sworde in mine hand, for nowe would I kill thee.

    30And the asse saide vnto Balaam, Am not I thine asse, which thou hast ridden vpon since thy first time vnto this day? haue I vsed at any time to doe thus vnto thee? Who said, Nay.

    31And the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he sawe the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with his sword drawen in his hande: then he bowed him selfe, and fell flat on his face.

    32And the Angel of the Lord said vnto him, Wherefore hast thou nowe smitten thine asse three times? beholde, I came out to withstande thee, because thy way is not straight before me.

    33But the asse sawe me, and turned fro me now three times: for els, if she had not turned fro me, surely I had euen nowe slaine thee, and saued her aliue.

    34Then Balaam saide vnto the Angel of the Lorde, I haue sinned: for I wist not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore if it displease thee, I will turne home againe.

    35But the Angel said vnto Balaam, Go with the men: but what I say vnto thee, that shalt thou speake. So Balaam went with ye princes of Balak.

  • 2 Pet 2:16
    77%

    16But he was rebuked for his iniquitie: for the dumme beast speaking with mans voyce, forbade the foolishnesse of the Prophet.

  • 1 Kgs 13:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    27And he spake to his sonnes, saying, Saddle me the asse; they sadled him.

    28And he went and founde his body cast in the way, and the asse and the lion stoode by the corps: and the lion had not eaten the bodie, nor torne the asse.

  • Num 24:10
    73%

    10Then Balak was very angry with Balaam, and smote his handes together: so Balak sayde vnto Balaam, I sent for thee to curse mine enemies, and beholde, thou hast blessed them nowe three times.

  • Num 23:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16And the Lord mette Balaam, and put an answere in his mouth, and sayd, Goe againe vnto Balak, and say thus.

    17And when he came to him, beholde, hee stoode by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him: so Balak sayde vnto him, What hath the Lord sayd?

  • 1 Kgs 13:13
    72%

    13And hee saide vnto his sonnes, Saddle mee the asse. Who sadled him the asse, and hee rode thereon,

  • 1 Kgs 13:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23And when he had eaten bread & drunke, he sadled him the asse, to wit, to the Prophet whome he had brought againe.

    24And when hee was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slewe him, and his body was cast in the way, and the asse stoode thereby: the lion stood by the corps also.

  • Num 23:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11Then Balak saide vnto Balaam, What hast thou done vnto mee? I tooke thee to curse mine enemies, and beholde, thou hast blessed them altogether.

    12And he answered, and said, Must I not take heede to speake that, which the Lord hath put in my mouth?

  • Num 22:39-41
    3 verses
    71%

    39So Balaam went with Balak, & they came vnto the citie of Huzoth.

    40Then Balak offred bullockes, and sheepe, and sent thereof to Balaam, & to the princes that were with him.

    41And on the morowe Balak tooke Balaam, and brought him vp into the hie places of Baal, that thence hee might see the vtmost part of the people.

  • Num 23:5
    70%

    5And the Lord put an answere in Balaams mouth, and sayde, Go againe to Balak, and say on this wise.

  • Num 23:2
    70%

    2And Balak did as Balaam sayd, and Balak and Balaam offred on euery altar a bullocke and a ramme.

  • 1 Sam 25:23
    70%

    23And when Abigail sawe Dauid, she hasted and lighted off her asse, and fell before Dauid on her face, and bowed her selfe to the ground,

  • Prov 26:3
    70%

    3Vnto the horse belongeth a whip, to the asse a bridle, and a rod to the fooles backe.

  • Num 24:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to blesse Israel, then he went not, as certaine times before, to set diuinations, but set his face toward the wildernesse.

    2And Balaam lift vp his eyes, & looked vpon Israel, which dwelt according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came vpon him.

    3And he vttered his parable, and sayd, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, and the man, whose eyes were shut vp, hath sayd,

  • Num 23:27
    70%

    27Againe Balak sayd vnto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I wil bring thee vnto another place, if so be it wil please God, that thou mayest thence curse them for my sake.

  • Num 22:7
    70%

    7And the Elders of Moab, and the Elders of Midian departed, hauing the reward of the soothsaying in their hande, and they came vnto Balaam, and tolde him the wordes of Balak.

  • Gen 22:3
    69%

    3Then Abraham rose vp early in the morning, and sadled his asse, and tooke two of his seruants with him, and Izhak his sonne, and cloue wood for the burnt offering, and rose vp & went to the place, which God had tolde him.

  • Josh 13:22
    69%

    22And Balaam the sonne of Beor the soothsayer did the children of Israel slay with the sword, among them that were slaine.

  • Num 22:2
    69%

    2Now Balak the sonne of Zippor sawe all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

  • Num 24:15
    69%

    15And he vttered his parable, and sayd, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, and the man whose eyes were shut vp, hath sayd,

  • Exod 23:5
    69%

    5If thou see thine enemies asse lying vnder his burden, wilt thou cease to helpe him? Thou shalt helpe him vp againe with it.

  • Num 22:10
    69%

    10And Baalam said vnto God, Balak ye sonne of Zippor, king of Moab hath set vnto me, saying,

  • 1 Sam 25:20
    69%

    20And as shee rode on her asse, shee came downe by a secret place of the mountaine, and beholde, Dauid and his men came downe against her, and she met them.

  • Num 22:12-13
    2 verses
    69%

    12And God said vnto Balaam, Go not thou with them, neither curse the people, for they are blessed.

    13And Balaam rose vp in the morning, and sayde vnto ye princes of Balak, Returne vnto your land: for the Lord hath refused to giue me leaue to go with you.

  • Num 31:16
    69%

    16Behold, these caused the children of Israel through the counsell of Balaam to commit a trespasse against the Lorde, as concerning Peor, and there came a plague among the Congregation of the Lorde.

  • Num 23:25
    69%

    25Then Balak sayde vnto Balaam, Neither curse, nor blesse them at all.

  • 2 Kgs 4:24
    68%

    24Then she sadled an asse, and sayde to her seruant, Driue, and goe forward: staye not for me to get vp, except I bid thee.