Numbers 23:8

New Century Version

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.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:2

Curses will not harm someone who is innocent; they are like sparrows or swallows that fly around and never land.

Isaiah 44:25

I show that the signs of the lying prophets are false; I make fools of those who do magic. I confuse even the wise; they think they know much, but I make them look foolish.

Numbers 22:12

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

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 23:20

He told me to bless them, so I cannot change the blessing.

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 23:7

when Balaam gave them this message: “Balak brought me here from Aram; the king of Moab brought me from the eastern mountains. Balak said, ‘Come, put a curse on the people of Jacob for me. Come, call down evil on the people of Israel.’