And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
Numbers 23:12 - American Standard Version (1901) And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Balaam answered, Must I not be obedient and speak what the Lord has put in my mouth? Common English Bible He answered and said, “Don’t I have to take care to speak whatever the LORD gives me to say?” Catholic Public Domain Version He answered him, "How can I say anything other than what the Lord orders?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He answered him: Call I speak any thing else but what the Lord commandeth? English Standard Version 2016 And he answered and said, “Must I not take care to speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?” |
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:
And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.
And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to speak anything? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh, that I must do?
And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak?
For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.