Deuteronomy 23:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Nevertheless, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because the Lord your God loves you.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Nevertheless Jehovah thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but Jehovah thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because Jehovah thy God loved thee.

Common English Bible

⁵ But the LORD your God wasn’t interested in listening to Balaam. The LORD your God turned that curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ But the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, and he turned his cursing into your blessing, because he loves you.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ And the Lord thy God would not hear Balaam: and he turned his cursing into thy blessing, because he loved thee.

Deuteronomy 23:5 Cross References

2 Samuel 16:12

It may be that the Lord will look upon my affliction, and that the Lord will repay me with good for this cursing of me today.”

Nehemiah 13:2

for they did not meet the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Psalm 73:1

Truly God is good to the upright, to those who are pure in heart.

Proverbs 26:2

Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.

Jeremiah 31:3

the Lord appeared to him from afar. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.

Ezekiel 16:8

“When I passed by you again and looked upon you, behold, you were at the age for love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness: yea, I plighted my troth to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became mine.

Micah 6:5

O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the saving acts of the Lord.”

Malachi 1:2

“I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How hast thou loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob's brother?” says the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob

Numbers 22:35

And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men; but only the word which I bid you, that shall you speak.” So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak.

Numbers 22:5

sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor, which is near the River, in the land of Amaw to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt; they cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me.

Numbers 24:9

He couched, he lay down like a lion, and like a lioness; who will rouse him up? Blessed be every one who blesses you, and cursed be every one who curses you.”

Romans 11:28

As regards the gospel they are enemies of God, for your sake; but as regards election they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers.

Romans 8:31

What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us?

Romans 9:13

As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

2 Corinthians 4:17

For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,

Deuteronomy 2:29

as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I go over the Jordan into the land which the Lord our God gives to us.’

Deuteronomy 33:3

Yea, he loved his people; all those consecrated to him were in his hand; so they followed in thy steps, receiving direction from thee,

Deuteronomy 4:37

And because he loved your fathers and chose their descendants after them, and brought you out of Egypt with his own presence, by his great power,

Joshua 24:10

but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you; so I delivered you out of his hand.