Numbers 23:8

God's Word

How can I curse those whom God hasn’t cursed? How can I condemn those whom the Lord hasn’t condemned?

Cross References

Proverbs 26:2

Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so a hastily spoken curse does not come to rest.

Isaiah 44:25

I cause the signs of false prophets to fail and make fools of fortunetellers. I make wise men retreat and turn their knowledge into foolishness.

Numbers 22:12

But God said to Balaam, “Don’t go with them! Don’t curse these people, because they are blessed.”

Numbers 22:6

Please come and curse these people for me, because they are too strong for me. Maybe then I’ll be able to defeat them and force them out of the country. I know that whomever you bless is blessed and whomever you curse is cursed.”

Numbers 23:20

I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t change it.

Numbers 23:23

No spell can curse the descendants of Jacob. No magic can harm the people of Israel. Now it will be said of Jacob and Israel: ‘See what God has done!’

Numbers 23:7

Then Balaam delivered this message: “Balak brought me from Aram. The king of Moab summoned me from the eastern mountains. ‘Come, curse Jacob for me,’ he said. ‘Come, condemn Israel.’