Numbers 23:12 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹² Balaam answered, “I can say only what the Lord tells me.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² 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

¹² And Balaam answered, Must I not be obedient and speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?

Common English Bible

¹² He answered and said, “Don’t I have to take care to speak whatever the LORD gives me to say?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² He answered him, "How can I say anything other than what the Lord orders?"

Numbers 23:12 Tagairtí Cros

Exodus 4:15

Aaron will speak to the people for you, and you will be like me, telling Aaron what to say. I will be with both of you as you speak, and I will tell each of you what to do.

Proverbs 26:25

than can be counted— so don't believe a word!

Numbers 22:20

That night, God said, “Balaam, I'll let you go to Moab with Balak's messengers, but do only what I say.”

Numbers 22:38

“I'm here now,” Balaam answered. “But I will say only what God tells me to say.”

Numbers 23:13

Balak said to Balaam, “Let's go somewhere else. Maybe if you see a smaller part of the Israelites, you will be able to curse them for me.”

Numbers 23:20

“My command from God was to bless these people, and there's nothing I can do to change what he has done.

Numbers 23:26

“I've already told you,” Balaam answered. “I will say only what the Lord tells me.”

Numbers 23:3

Then Balaam said, “Wait here beside your offerings, and I'll go somewhere to be alone. Maybe the Lord will appear to me. If he does, I will tell you everything he says.” And he left.

Numbers 24:13

that even if you offered me a palace full of silver or gold, I would still obey the Lord. And I explained that I would say only what he told me.

Romans 16:18

They want to serve themselves and not Christ the Lord. Their flattery and fancy talk fool people who don't know any better.

Titus 1:16

Such people claim to know God, but their actions prove they really don't. They are disgusting. They won't obey God, and they are too worthless to do anything good.