Numbers 24:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

He crouched, he lay down like a lion, and like a great lion; who shall stir him up? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.

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  • Gen 49:9 : 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you have gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
  • Num 23:24 : 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion and lift himself up like a young lion; he shall not lie down until he eats of the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.
  • Gen 12:3 : 3 And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.
  • Gen 27:29 : 29 Let people serve you, and nations bow down to you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons bow down to you: cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be he who blesses you.
  • Job 38:39-40 : 39 Will you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, 40 When they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thickets?
  • Job 41:10 : 10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up; who then is able to stand before me?
  • Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
  • Ps 122:6 : 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
  • Matt 25:45 : 45 Then he will answer them, saying, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.
  • Acts 9:5 : 5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting: it is hard for you to kick against the goads.

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  • Num 23:24-25
    2 verses
    79%

    24Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion and lift himself up like a young lion; he shall not lie down until he eats of the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.

    25And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

  • Num 24:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    10And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.

    11Therefore now flee to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, lo, the LORD has kept you back from honor.

  • Num 23:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7And he took up his parable and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel.

    8How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? Or how shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied?

    9For from the top of the rocks I see him and from the hills I behold him; behold, the people shall dwell alone and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

  • Num 22:4-7
    4 verses
    75%

    4And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now this company will lick up all around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

    5He sent messengers therefore to Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Look, a people has come out of Egypt; see, they cover the face of the earth, and they dwell opposite me.

    6Come now therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.

    7And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.

  • Gen 49:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise: your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's children shall bow down before you.

    9Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you have gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

  • Num 23:11-13
    3 verses
    75%

    11And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them abundantly.

    12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?

    13And Balak said to him, Come, please, with me to another place from where you can see them; you shall see only the utmost part of them and shall not see them all, and curse them for me from there.

  • Num 22:10-12
    3 verses
    74%

    10And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,

    11Look, a people has come out of Egypt, which covers the face of the earth; come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

    12And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people: for they are blessed.

  • Josh 24:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

    10But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

  • Gen 27:29
    73%

    29Let people serve you, and nations bow down to you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons bow down to you: cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be he who blesses you.

  • Num 22:17
    73%

    17For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me.

  • Num 24:8
    73%

    8God brought him out of Egypt; he has the strength of a wild ox: he shall consume the nations, his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

  • Deut 33:20
    72%

    20And of Gad he said, Blessed be he who enlarges Gad: he dwells as a lion, and tears the arm with the crown of the head.

  • Deut 33:11
    72%

    11Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: strike through the loins of those that rise against him, and of those that hate him, that they rise not again.

  • Num 23:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What has the LORD spoken?

    18And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor:

  • Num 24:15
    71%

    15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:

  • Num 24:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

    2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling in his tents according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

    3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:

  • Gen 12:3
    71%

    3And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.

  • Deut 23:5
    71%

    5Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.

  • Gen 49:24
    70%

    24But his bow remained in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel.)

  • Ps 17:12
    69%

    12Like a lion that is eager for its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

  • Num 23:27
    69%

    27And Balak said to Balaam, Come, please, I will bring you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.

  • Nah 2:12
    69%

    12The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with plunder.

  • Jer 49:19
    69%

    19Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swellings of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him flee away from her; and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? For who is like me? And who will appoint me the time? And who is that shepherd who will stand before me?

  • Ps 37:22
    69%

    22For those blessed by him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

  • Mic 5:8
    69%

    8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he goes through, both treads down and tears in pieces, and none can deliver.

  • Deut 33:22
    69%

    22And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's cub: he shall leap from Bashan.

  • Isa 5:29
    68%

    29Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yes, they shall roar, and seize the prey, and shall carry it away safely, and none shall deliver it.

  • Deut 33:7
    68%

    7And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be a help to him from his enemies.

  • Deut 27:21
    68%

    21Cursed be he who lies with any kind of animal. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Gen 49:27
    68%

    27Benjamin shall ravage as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.