Numbers 23:8

Free Bible Version

But how can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I condemn what the Lord has not condemned?

Cross References

Proverbs 26:2

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

Isaiah 44:25

I am the one who proves the signs of false prophets are wrong. I am the one who makes fools of fortune-tellers. I turn the wisdom of the wise upside down, and make their knowledge ridiculous.

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 22:6

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.”

Numbers 23:20

Look, I have been ordered to give a blessing. God has blessed, and I can't change that.

Numbers 23:23

No spell can be cast against Jacob; no magic can be used against Israel. People will talk about Jacob and Israel, saying, ‘What amazing things God has done for them!’

Numbers 23:7

This is the declaration that Balaam gave: “Balak brought me from Aram; the king of Moab brought me from the mountains of the east. He said, ‘Come and curse Jacob for me! Come and condemn Israel!’