Numbers 23:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?””
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“But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he answereth and saith, `That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth--it do I not take heed to speak?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 23:12 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 22:20That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
- Numbers 22:38“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
- Numbers 23:3“Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,
- Numbers 23:20I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.
- Numbers 23:26But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”
- Numbers 24:13that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.
- Proverbs 26:25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
- Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
- Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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