Numbers 22:6
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6 (A)Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”
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Numbers 24:9
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9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion
and (A)like a lioness; who will rouse him up?
(B)Blessed are those who bless you,
and cursed are those who curse you.”
Numbers 23:7-8
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7 And Balaam (A)took up his discourse and said,
“From (B)Aram Balak has brought me,
the king of Moab (C)from the eastern mountains:
‘Come, (D)curse Jacob for me,
and come, denounce Israel!’
8 How can I curse whom God has not cursed?
How can I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?
Acts 16:16
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Paul and Silas in Prison
16 As we were going to (A)the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had (B)a spirit of (C)divination and (D)brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling.
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Acts 8:9-10
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Simon the Magician Believes
9 But there was a man named Simon, (A)who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, (B)saying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, (C)“This man is the power of God that is called (D)Great.”
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Ezekiel 13:6
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6 (A)They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘Declares the Lord,’ (B)when the Lord has not sent them, and yet they expect him to fulfill their word.
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Isaiah 47:12-13
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12 (A)Stand fast in your enchantments
and your many sorceries,
with which you have labored from your youth;
perhaps you may be able to succeed;
perhaps you may inspire terror.
13 You are wearied with your many counsels;
let them stand forth and save you,
(B)those who divide the heavens,
who gaze at the stars,
who at the new moons make known
what shall come upon you.
Psalm 109:17-18
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17 (A)He loved to curse; let curses come[a] upon him!
He did not delight in blessing; may it be far[b] from him!
18 He (B)clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
may it (C)soak[c] into his body like water,
like oil into his bones!
Footnotes
- Psalm 109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text curses have come
- Psalm 109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it is far
- Psalm 109:18 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it has soaked
Nehemiah 13:2
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2 for they did not meet the people of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
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1 Kings 22:13
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Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab
13 And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”
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1 Kings 22:8
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8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”
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1 Kings 22:6
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6 Then the king of Israel (A)gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
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1 Samuel 17:43
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43 And the Philistine said to David, “Am I (A)a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
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Deuteronomy 23:4
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4 (A)because they did not meet you with bread and with water on the way, when you came out of Egypt, and because they (B)hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of (C)Mesopotamia, to curse you.
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Numbers 22:17
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17 (A)for I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. (B)Come, curse this people for me.’”
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Numbers 22:12
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12 God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for (A)they are blessed.”
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Genesis 27:29
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29 Let peoples serve you,
and nations (A)bow down to you.
(B)Be lord over your brothers,
and may your mother's sons bow down to you.
(C)Cursed be everyone who curses you,
and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”
Genesis 12:3
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3 (A)I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and (B)in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[a]
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- Genesis 12:3 Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves
Proverbs 26:2
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2 Like (A)a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
(B)a curse that is causeless does not alight.
Psalm 109:28
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28 (A)Let them curse, but you will bless!
They arise and are put to shame, but (B)your servant will be glad!
Joshua 24:9
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9 (A)Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. (B)And he sent and invited Balaam the son of Beor to curse you,
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