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Numbers 23:12

Words and speechIntegrity

10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

13 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.

14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”
KJV
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
WEB
He answered and said, “Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD puts in my mouth?”
ASV
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?
DARBY
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah puts in my mouth?
BLB
And he answered and said, “What YHWH has put in my mouth, is [it] not [that] I must guard [myself] to speak?”
ÅB
Men han svarte: Skulle jeg ikke akte på det Herren legger i min munn, og tale det?
OTB
Bileam svarte: «Må jeg ikke tale det som Herren har lagt i min munn?»
B1930
Men han svarte: Skulde jeg ikke akte på det Herren legger i min munn, og tale det?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 22:38

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

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  • Numbers 23:26

    But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?

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  • Numbers 24:13

    If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

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  • Proverbs 26:25

    When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

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  • Numbers 23:20

    Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

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  • Numbers 22:20

    And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

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  • Romans 16:18

    For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

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  • Titus 1:16

    They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

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