Numbers 22:6

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Please come immediately and curse these people for me, because they are stronger than me. Maybe then I'll be able to attack them and drive them out of my country because I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you; I will curse those who curse you. Everyone on earth will be blessed through you.”

Genesis 27:29

May the people of different nations serve you and bow down to you. May you rule over your relatives, and may they bow down to you. May everyone who curses you be cursed, and may everyone who blesses you be blessed.”

1 Kings 22:13

The messenger who went to call Micaiah told him, “Look, all the prophets are unanimous in prophesying positively to the king. So please make sure to speak positively like them.”

1 Kings 22:6

So the king of Israel brought out the prophets—four hundred of them—and he asked them, “Should I go up and attack Ramoth-gilead, or should I not?” “Yes, go ahead,” they replied, “for the Lord will hand it over to the king.”

1 Kings 22:8

“Yes, there's another man who could consult the Lord,” the king of Israel replied, “but I don't like him because he never prophesies anything good for me—it's always bad! His name is Micaiah, son of Imlah.” “You shouldn't talk like that,” said Jehoshaphat.

Nehemiah 13:2

because they hadn't brought food and water when they met the Israelites, but instead they had hired Balaam to put a curse on them—though our God turned that curse into a blessing!

Psalm 109:28

When they curse me, you will bless me. When they attack me, you will defeat them. And I, your servant, will be happy.

Proverbs 26:2

A curse that isn't deserved won't land on the person, like a fluttering sparrow or a flitting swallow.

Ezekiel 13:6

The visions they see are false, and the prophecies they give are lies. They claim, ‘This is what the Lord says,’ when the Lord didn't send them. Even so they still expect their message to be fulfilled!

Micah 6:5

My people, remember what Balak, king of Moab, planned to do, and what Balaam, son of Beor, told him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, so you could know all the good things the Lord does.

Numbers 22:12

But God told Balaam, “You are not to go back with them. You must not curse this people, for they are blessed.”

Numbers 22:17

because I will pay you a great deal and follow all the advice you give me. Please come and curse these people for me!’”

Numbers 23:13

Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. But you'll only see a part of their camp—you won't see all of them. You can curse them for me from there.”

Numbers 23:27

“Please come with me and I will take you somewhere else,” Balak said. “Maybe God would let you curse them for me from there.”

Numbers 24:9

They are like a lion that crouches and lies down. They are like a lioness that nobody dares to disturb. Those who bless you will be blessed; those who curse you will be cursed.”

Acts 16:16

One day when we were going down to the place of prayer we met a slave girl possessed by an evil spirit. She earned her masters a great deal of money by fortune-telling.

Deuteronomy 23:4

For they did not come to meet you with food and water on your journey from Egypt, and they hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor in Mesopotamia, to curse you.

Joshua 24:9

When Balak, son of Zippor, the king of Moab, wanted to fight against Israel, he sent for Balaam, son of Beor, to come and curse you.

1 Samuel 17:43

“Do you think I'm a dog, coming to fight me with a stick?” the Philistine asked David, and he cursed David by his gods.