Numbers 22:12

New Century Version

But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. Don’t put a curse on those people, because I have blessed them.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.

2 Chronicles 31:10

Azariah, the leading priest from Zadok’s family, answered Hezekiah, “Since the people began to bring their offerings to the Temple of the Lord, we have had plenty to eat and plenty left over, because the Lord has blessed his people. So we have all this left over.”

Psalm 144:15

Happy are those who are like this; happy are the people whose God is the Lord.

Psalm 146:5

Happy are those who are helped by the God of Jacob. Their hope is in the Lord their God.

Isaiah 61:9

Everyone in all nations will know the children of my people, and their children will be known among the nations. Anyone who sees them will know that they are people the Lord has blessed.”

Micah 6:5

My people, remember the evil plans of Balak king of Moab and what Balaam son of Beor told Balak. Remember what happened from Acacia to Gilgal so that you will know the Lord does what is right!”

Numbers 22:11

‘A nation has come out of Egypt that covers the land. So come and put a curse on them, and maybe I can fight them and force them out of my land.’ ”

Numbers 22:13

The next morning Balaam awoke and said to Balak’s leaders, “Go back to your own country; the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”

Numbers 22:6

and they are too powerful for me. So come and put a curse on them. Maybe then I can defeat them and make them leave the area. I know that if you bless someone, the blessings happen, and if you put a curse on someone, it happens.”

Numbers 23:23

No tricks will work on the people of Jacob, and no magic will work against Israel. People now say about them, ‘Look what God has done for Israel!’

Numbers 23:3

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering and I will go. If the Lord comes to me, I will tell you whatever he shows me.” Then Balaam went to a higher place.

Numbers 23:8

But God has not cursed them, so I cannot curse them. The Lord has not called down evil on them, so I cannot call down evil on them.

Numbers 24:9

Like a lion, they lie waiting to attack; like a lioness, no one would be brave enough to wake them. Anyone who blesses you will be blessed, and anyone who curses you will be cursed.”

Matthew 27:19

While Pilate was sitting there on the judge’s seat, his wife sent this message to him: “Don’t do anything to that man, because he is innocent. Today I had a dream about him, and it troubled me very much.”

Romans 11:29

God never changes his mind about the people he calls and the things he gives them.

Ephesians 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world.

Deuteronomy 2:7

The Lord your God has blessed everything you have done; he has protected you while you traveled through this great desert. The Lord your God has been with you for the past forty years, and you have had everything you needed.

Deuteronomy 23:5

But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam. He turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you.

Deuteronomy 28:6

You will be blessed when you come in and when you go out.

Deuteronomy 33:29

Israel, you are blessed! No one else is like you, because you are a people saved by the Lord. He is your shield and helper, your glorious sword. Your enemies will be afraid of you, and you will walk all over their holy places.”

Deuteronomy 7:14

You will be blessed more than any other people. Every husband and wife will have children, and all your cattle will have calves.