Numbers 22:29 - Tree of Life Version

²⁹ Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you’ve made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you now!”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ And Balaam said to the donkey, Because you have ridiculed and provoked me! I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you!

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee.

Common English Bible

²⁹ Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you’ve tormented me. If I had a sword in my hand, I’d kill you now.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ Balaam responded, "Because you have deserved it, and you have mistreated me. If only I had a sword, so that I might pierce you."

Numbers 22:29 Cross References

Genesis 30:34

So Laban said, “All right! May it be according to your word.”

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, yet even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

Proverbs 12:16

A fool shows his irritation immediately, but a prudent person overlooks an insult.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is a misery in everything done under the sun: that the same destiny awaits everyone. Moreover, the hearts of all humans are full of evil, and folly is in their hearts during their lives—after that they die.

Numbers 22:30

The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey which you have ridden as always to this day? Have I ever been in the habit of doing this to you?” “No,” he said.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, and slander.