Numbers 22:12

New Living Translation

But God told Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse these people, for they have been blessed!”

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

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

2 Chronicles 31:10

And Azariah the high priest, from the family of Zadok, replied, “Since the people began bringing their gifts to the Lord’s Temple, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare. The Lord has blessed his people, and all this is left over.”

Psalm 144:15

Yes, joyful are those who live like this! Joyful indeed are those whose God is the Lord.

Psalm 146:5

But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God.

Isaiah 61:9

Their descendants will be recognized and honored among the nations. Everyone will realize that they are a people the Lord has blessed.”

Micah 6:5

Don’t you remember, my people, how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead? And remember your journey from Acacia Grove to Gilgal, when I, the Lord, did everything I could to teach you about my faithfulness.”

Numbers 22:11

‘Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt, and they cover the face of the earth. Come and curse these people for me. Then perhaps I will be able to stand up to them and drive them from the land.’”

Numbers 22:13

The next morning Balaam got up and told Balak’s officials, “Go on home! The Lord will not let me go with you.”

Numbers 22:6

Please come and curse these people for me because they are too powerful for me. Then perhaps I will be able to conquer them and drive them from the land. I know that blessings fall on any people you bless, and curses fall on people you curse.”

Numbers 23:23

No curse can touch Jacob; no magic has any power against Israel. For now it will be said of Jacob, ‘What wonders God has done for Israel!’

Numbers 23:3

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go to see if the Lord will respond to me. Then I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” So Balaam went alone to the top of a bare hill,

Numbers 23:8

But how can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I condemn those whom the Lord has not condemned?

Numbers 24:9

Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to arouse her? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel, and cursed is everyone who curses you.”

Matthew 27:19

Just then, as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Leave that innocent man alone. I suffered through a terrible nightmare about him last night.”

Romans 11:29

For God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn.

Ephesians 1:3

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.

Deuteronomy 2:7

For the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched your every step through this great wilderness. During these forty years, the Lord your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing.”’

Deuteronomy 23:5

But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the Lord your God loves you.

Deuteronomy 28:6

Wherever you go and whatever you do, you will be blessed.

Deuteronomy 33:29

How blessed you are, O Israel! Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will stomp on their backs!”

Deuteronomy 7:14

You will be blessed above all the nations of the earth. None of your men or women will be childless, and all your livestock will bear young.