Numbers 23:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But God is not against them, so I cannot speak against them either! The Lord has not asked for bad things to happen to these people. So I cannot do that either.

Cross References

Numbers 23:23

There is no power that can defeat the people of Jacob. There is no magic that can stop the Israelites. People will say this about Jacob and the Israelites: ‘Look at the great things God did!’

Isaiah 44:25

False prophets tell lies, but the Lord shows that their lies are false. He makes fools of those who do magic. He confuses even the wise. They think they know a lot, but he makes them look foolish.

Numbers 23:20

He told me to bless them. He blessed them, so I cannot change that.

Numbers 22:12

But God said to Balaam, “Don’t go with them. You must not curse those people. They are my people.”

Numbers 22:6

Come and help me. These people are too powerful for me. I know that you have great power. If you bless people, good things happen to them. And if you curse people, bad things happen to them. So come and curse these people. Maybe then I will be able to defeat them and force them to leave my country.”

Numbers 23:7

Then Balaam spoke, and this was his message: “Balak, the king of Moab, brought me here from the eastern mountains of Aram. Balak said to me, ‘Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, speak against the Israelites.’

Proverbs 26:2

Don’t worry when someone curses you for no reason. Nothing bad will happen. Such words are like birds that fly past and never stop.