Numbers 24:9

New American Bible - revised edition

Crouching, they lie like a lion, or like a lioness; who will arouse them? Blessed are those who bless you, and cursed are those who curse you!

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the families of the earth will find blessing in you.

Genesis 27:29

May peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you; Be master of your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.”

Genesis 49:9

Judah is a lion’s cub, you have grown up on prey, my son. He crouches, lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who would dare rouse him?

1 Kings 10:20

and twelve other lions standing there on the steps, two to a step, one on either side of each step. Nothing like this was made in any other kingdom.

2 Chronicles 9:18

The throne had six steps; a footstool of gold was fastened to the throne, and there was an arm on each side of the seat, with two lions standing next to the arms,

Job 41:10

When he sneezes, light flashes forth; his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn.

Psalm 122:6

For the peace of Jerusalem pray: “May those who love you prosper!

Exodus 23:22

If you obey him and carry out all I tell you, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

Isaiah 31:4

For thus says the Lord to me: As a lion or its young growling over the prey, With a band of shepherds assembled against it, Is neither dismayed by their shouts nor cowed by their noise, So shall the Lord of hosts come down to wage war upon Mount Zion, upon its height.

Micah 5:8

Your hand shall be lifted above your foes, and all your enemies shall be cut down.

Numbers 22:12

But God said to Balaam: Do not go with them and do not curse this people, for they are blessed.

Numbers 22:6

Now come, curse this people for me, since they are stronger than I am. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed and whoever you curse is cursed.”

Numbers 23:24

Here is a people that rises up like a lioness, and gets up like a lion; It does not rest till it has devoured its prey and has drunk the blood of the slain.

Numbers 24:10

In a blaze of anger at Balaam, Balak clapped his hands and said to him, “It was to lay a curse on my foes that I summoned you here; yet three times now you have actually blessed them!

Matthew 25:40

And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’

Matthew 25:45

He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’

Acts 9:5

He said, “Who are you, sir?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

Deuteronomy 30:7

The Lord, your God, will put all those curses on your enemies and the foes who pursued you.