Numbers 23:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

How shal I curse, where God hath not cursed? or howe shall I detest, where the Lorde hath not detested?

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 22:12 : 12 And God said vnto Balaam, Go not thou with them, neither curse the people, for they are blessed.
  • Num 23:20 : 20 Behold, I haue receiued commandement to blesse: for he hath blessed, and I cannot alter it.
  • Num 23:23 : 23 For there is no sorcerie in Iaakob, nor soothsaying in Israel: according to this time it shalbe sayde of Iaakob and of Israel, What hath God wrought?
  • Isa 44:25 : 25 I destroy the tokens of ye southsayers, and make them that coniecture, fooles, and turne the wise men backwarde, and make their knowledge foolishnesse.
  • Isa 47:12-13 : 12 Stand now among thine inchanters, and in the multitude of thy southsaiers (with whome thou hast wearied thy selfe from thy youth) if so be thou maist haue profit, or if so be thou maist haue strength. 13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels: let now the astrologers, the starre gasers, and prognosticatours stand vp, & saue thee from these things, that shall come vpon thee.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 23:7
    85%

    7Then he vttered his parable, and sayde, Balak the king of Moab hath brought mee from Aram out of the mountaines of the East, saying, Come, curse Iaakob for my sake: come, and detest Israel.

  • Num 22:5-7
    3 verses
    82%

    5Hee sent messengers therefore vnto Balaam the sonne of Beor to Pethor (which is by the riuer of the lande of the children of his folke) to call him, saying, Beholde, there is a people come out of Egypt, which couer the face of the earth, and lye ouer against me.

    6Come now therefore, I pray thee, and curse me this people (for they are stronger then I) so it may be that I shall be able to smite them, and to driue them out of the land: for I knowe that hee, whome thou blessest, is blessed, and he whom thou cursest, shall be cursed.

    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.

  • Num 23:11-13
    3 verses
    81%

    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?

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

  • Num 23:25-27
    3 verses
    81%

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

    26But Balaam answered, & saide vnto Balak, Tolde not I thee, saying, All that the Lorde speaketh, that must I do?

    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 22:10-13
    4 verses
    80%

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

    11Beholde, there is a people come out of Egypt and couereth the face of the earth: come nowe, curse them for my sake: so it may be that I shalbe able to ouercome them in battell, and to driue them out.

    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 22:16-18
    3 verses
    78%

    16Who came to Balaam, and sayde to him, Thus saith Balak the sonne of Zippor, Bee not thou staied, I pray thee, from coming vnto me.

    17For I wil promote thee vnto great honour, and wil do whatsoeuer thou sayest vnto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

    18And Balaam answered, and sayde vnto the seruants of Balak, If Balak woulde giue me his house full of siluer and golde, I can not goe beyonde the worde of the Lorde my God, to doe lesse or more.

  • Num 23:16-20
    5 verses
    77%

    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?

    18And he vttered his parable, and sayde, Rise vp, Balak, and heare: hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor.

    19God is not as man, that he should lie, neither as the sonne of man that he shoulde repent: hath he sayde and shal he not do it? and hath he spoken, and shal he not accomplish it?

    20Behold, I haue receiued commandement to blesse: for he hath blessed, and I cannot alter it.

  • Num 24:9-13
    5 verses
    76%

    9He coucheth and lieth downe as a yong lion, and as a lion: who shall stirre him vp? blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

    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.

    11Therefore nowe flee vnto thy place: I thought surely to promote thee vnto honour, but loe, the Lorde hath kept thee backe from honour.

    12Then Balaam answered Balak, Tolde I not also thy messengers, which thou sentest vnto me, saying,

    13If Balak would giue me his house ful of siluer and gold, I can not passe the commandement of the Lorde, to doe either good or bad of mine owne minde? what the Lord shall commaunde, the same will I speake.

  • Deut 23:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

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

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

  • Josh 24:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Also Balak the sonne of Zippor King of Moab arose and warred against Israel, and sent to call Balaam the sonne of Beor for to curse you,

    10But I would not heare Balaam: therefore he blessed you, and I deliuered you out of his hand.

  • Num 23:9
    74%

    9For from the top of the rocks I did see him, and from the hils I did beholde him: lo, the people shal dwell by themselues, and shal not be reckened among the nations.

  • Neh 13:2
    74%

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

  • Num 22:37-38
    2 verses
    74%

    37Then Balak saide vnto Balaam, Did I not sende for thee to call thee? Wherefore camest thou not vnto me? am I not able in deede to promote thee vnto honour?

    38And Balaam made answere vnto Balak, Lo, I am come vnto thee, and can I nowe say any thing at all? the worde that God putteth in my mouth, that shal I speake.

  • Job 31:30
    73%

    30Neither haue I suffred my mouth to sinne, by wishing a curse vnto his soule.

  • 2 Sam 16:10
    73%

    10But the King saide, What haue I to doe with you, ye sonnes of Zeruiah? for he curseth, eue because the Lord hath bidden him curse Dauid: who dare then say, Wherfore hast thou done so?

  • Ps 109:28
    72%

    28Though they curse, yet thou wilt blesse: they shall arise & be confounded, but thy seruant shall reioyce.

  • Lev 24:15
    72%

    15And thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoeuer curseth his God, shall beare his sinne.

  • Ps 37:22
    72%

    22For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.

  • Exod 22:28
    71%

    28Thou shalt not raile vpon the Iudges, neither speake euil of the ruler of thy people.

  • Isa 37:23
    71%

    23Whome hast thou railed on and blasphemed? and against whome hast thou exalted thy voyce, & lifted vp thine eyes on hie? euen against the holy one of Israel.

  • Jer 48:10
    71%

    10Cursed be he that doeth the worke of the Lord negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth backe his sword from blood.

  • Num 24:1
    71%

    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.

  • Judg 11:25
    71%

    25And art thou nowe farre better then Balak the sonne of Zippor King of Moab? did he not striue with Israel and fight against them,

  • Num 23:5
    71%

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

  • Gen 12:3
    71%

    3I will also blesse them that blesse thee, and curse them that curse thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.