Numbers 24:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁹ He crouches, he lies down like a lion or a lioness #– #who dares to rouse him? Those who bless you will be blessed, and those who curse you will be cursed.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, And cursed is he that curseth thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ He couched, he lay down as a lion; and as a lioness, who shall rouse him? Blessed [of God] is he who blesses you [who prays for and contributes to your welfare] and cursed [of God] is he who curses you [who in word, thought, or deed would bring harm upon you]. [Matt. 25:40.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.

Common English Bible

⁹ He crouched and lay down like a lion; like a lioness, who can make her rise? The one blessing you will be blessed, and the one cursing you will be cursed.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Lying down, he has slept like a lion, and like a lioness, whom no one would dare to awaken. He who blesses you, shall himself also be blessed. He who curses you, shall be considered cursed."

Numbers 24:9 Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed  through you.  ,

Genesis 27:29

May peoples serve you and nations bow in homage to you. Be master over your relatives; may your mother’s sons bow in homage to you. Those who curse you will be cursed, and those who bless you will be blessed.

Genesis 49:9

Judah is a young lion   – my son, you return from the kill. He crouches; he lies down like a lion or a lioness #– #who dares to rouse him?

1 Kings 10:20

Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.

2 Chronicles 9:18

The throne had six steps; there was a footstool covered in gold for the throne, armrests on either side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.

Esther 6:13

Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends  everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, ‘Since Mordecai is Jewish, and you have begun to fall before him, you won’t overcome him, because your downfall is certain.’

Job 41:10

No one is ferocious enough to rouse Leviathan; who then can stand against me?

Exodus 23:22

But if you will carefully obey him and do everything I say, then I will be an enemy  to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

Isaiah 31:4

For this is what the Lord said to me: As a lion or young lion growls over its prey when a band of shepherds is called out against it, and it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their noise, so the Lord of Armies will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its hill.

Micah 5:8

Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among animals of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples  and tears  as it passes through, and there is no one to rescue them.

Numbers 22:12

Then God said to Balaam, ‘You are not to go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.’

Numbers 22:6

Please come and put a curse on these people for me because they are more powerful than I am. I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that those you bless are blessed and those you curse are cursed.’

Numbers 23:24

A people rise up like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour the prey and drink the blood of the slain.

Numbers 24:10

Then Balak became furious with Balaam, struck his hands together, and said to him, ‘I summoned you to put a curse on my enemies, but instead, you have blessed them these three times.

Matthew 25:40

‘And the King will answer them, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”

Matthew 25:45

‘Then he will answer them, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.”

Acts 9:5

‘Who are you, Lord? ’ Saul said. ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting,’ he replied.

Deuteronomy 30:7

The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.