Numbers 23:12 - The Scriptures 1998

¹² And he answered and said, “Should I not take heed to speak what יהוה  has put in my mouth?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And Balaam answered, Must I not be obedient and speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?

Common English Bible

¹² He answered and said, “Don’t I have to take care to speak whatever the LORD gives me to say?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² He answered him, "How can I say anything other than what the Lord orders?"

Numbers 23:12 Cross References

Exodus 4:15

“And you shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And I am with your mouth and with his mouth, and I shall teach you what to do.

Proverbs 26:25

Though he speaks kindly, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart.

Numbers 22:20

And Elohim came to Bilʽ

Numbers 22:38

And Bilʽ

Numbers 23:13

And Balaq said to him, “Please come with me to another place from where you see them. You only see the extremity but not all of them. Curse them for me from there.”

Numbers 23:20

“See, I have received, to bless. And He has blessed, and I do not reverse it.

Numbers 23:26

And Bilʽ

Numbers 23:3

Bilʽ

Numbers 24:13

‘If Balaq should give me his house filled with silver and gold, I am unable to go beyond the word of יהוה, to do either good or evil of my own heart. What יהוה  speaks, that I speak’?

Romans 16:18

For such ones do not serve our Master יהושע  Messiah, but their own stomach, and by smooth words and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

Titus 1:16

They profess to know Elohim, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unfit for any good work.