2 Peter 2:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ but received a rebuke for his lawlessness: A speechless donkey spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ but was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ But he was rebuked for his own transgression when a dumb beast of burden spoke with human voice and checked the prophet's madness. [Num. 22:21-31.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ but he was rebuked for his own transgression: a dumb ass spake with man’s voice and stayed the madness of the prophet.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ But Balaam was rebuked for his wrongdoing. A donkey, which has no voice, spoke with a human voice and put a stop to the prophet’s madness.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Yet truly, he had a correction of his madness: the mute animal under the yoke, which, by speaking with a human voice, forbid the folly of the prophet.

2 Peter 2:16 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and examine wisdom  and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live;  after that they go to the dead.

Hosea 9:7

The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have come. Let Israel recognise it! The prophet is a fool, and the inspired man is insane, because of the magnitude of your iniquity and hostility.

Luke 16:11

So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will trust you with what is genuine?

Acts 26:11

In all the synagogues I often punished them and tried to make them blaspheme.  Since I was terribly enraged at them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.