Numbers 22:6
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6 (A)Therefore please come at once, (B)curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them out of 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(A) bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’
(B)“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”
Numbers 23:7-8
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7 And he (A)took up his [a]oracle and said:
“Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram,
From the mountains of the east.
(B)‘Come, curse Jacob for me,
And come, (C)denounce Israel!’
8 “How(D) shall I curse whom God has not cursed?
And how shall I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?
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- Numbers 23:7 prophetic discourse
Acts 16:16
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Paul and Silas Imprisoned
16 Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl (A)possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters (B)much profit by fortune-telling.
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Acts 8:9-10
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The Sorcerer’s Profession of Faith
9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously (A)practiced [a]sorcery in the city and (B)astonished the [b]people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, 10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
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Ezekiel 13:6
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6 (A)They have envisioned futility and false divination, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord!’ But the Lord has (B)not sent them; yet they hope that the word may [a]be confirmed.
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- Ezekiel 13:6 Come true
Isaiah 47:12-13
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12 “Stand now with your enchantments
And the multitude of your sorceries,
In which you have labored from your youth—
Perhaps you will be able to profit,
Perhaps you will prevail.
13 (A)You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels;
Let now (B)the[a] astrologers, the stargazers,
And [b]the monthly prognosticators
Stand up and save you
From what shall come upon you.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. viewers of the heavens
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. those giving knowledge for new moons
Psalm 109:17-18
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17 (A)As he loved cursing, so let it come to him;
As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.
18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
So let it (B)enter his body like water,
And like oil into his bones.
Nehemiah 13:2
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2 because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but (A)hired Balaam against them to curse them. (B)However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
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1 Kings 22:13
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13 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Please, let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement.”
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1 Kings 22:8
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8 So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.”
And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say such things!”
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1 Kings 22:6
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6 Then the king of Israel (A)gathered [a]the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to fight, or shall I refrain?”
So they said, “Go up, for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
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- 1 Kings 22:6 The false prophets
1 Samuel 17:43
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43 So the Philistine (A)said to David, “Am I 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 water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and (B)because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of [a]Mesopotamia, to curse you.
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- Deuteronomy 23:4 Heb. Aram Naharaim
Numbers 22:17
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17 for I will certainly (A)honor you greatly, and I will do whatever you say to me. (B)Therefore please come, curse this people for me.’ ”
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Numbers 22:12
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12 And 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 (A)Let peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And (B)let your mother’s sons bow down to you.
(C)Cursed be everyone who curses you,
And blessed be those who bless you!”
Genesis 12:3
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3 (A)I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in (B)you all the families of the earth shall be (C)blessed.”
Proverbs 26:2
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2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
So (A)a curse without cause shall not alight.
Psalm 109:28
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28 (A)Let them curse, but You bless;
When they arise, let them be ashamed,
But let (B)Your servant rejoice.
Joshua 24:9
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9 Then (A)Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose to make war against Israel, and (B)sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you.
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