Numbers 23:7
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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!’
Numbers 22:5-6
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5 (A)sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor (B)at Pethor, which is near the River[a] in the land of the people of Amaw,[b] to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me. 6 (C)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 22:5 That is, the Euphrates
- Numbers 22:5 Or the people of his kindred
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 24:3
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3 and he (A)took up his discourse and said,
“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,[a]
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- Numbers 24:3 Or closed, or perfect; also verse 15
Numbers 23:18
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18 And Balaam took up his discourse and said,
“Rise, Balak, and hear;
give ear to me, O son of Zippor:
Micah 2:4
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4 In that day (A)they shall take up a taunt song against you
and moan bitterly,
and say, “We are utterly ruined;
(B)he changes the portion of my people;
(C)how he removes it from me!
(D)To an apostate he allots our fields.”
Psalm 78:2
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Job 29:1
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Job 27:1
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Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity
27 And Job again (A)took up his discourse, and said:
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Numbers 24:23
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23 And he took up his discourse and said,
“Alas, who shall live when God does this?
Numbers 24:15
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Balaam's Final Oracle
15 (A)And he took up his discourse and said,
“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
Mark 12:12
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12 And (A)they were seeking to arrest him (B)but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they (C)left him and went away.
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Matthew 13:35
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35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:[a]
(A)“I will open my mouth in parables;
(B)I will utter what has been hidden (C)since the foundation of the world.”
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- Matthew 13:35 Some manuscripts Isaiah the prophet
Matthew 13:33
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33 He told them another parable. (A)“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in (B)three measures of flour, till it was (C)all leavened.”
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Ezekiel 20:49
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49 Then I said, (A)“Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, (B)‘Is he not a maker of parables?’”
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Ezekiel 17:2
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2 (A)“Son of man, (B)propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
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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.
2 Samuel 23:9
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9 And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of (A)Dodo, son of (B)Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.
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2 Samuel 21:21
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21 And when (A)he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, struck him down.
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1 Samuel 17:45
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45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with (A)a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, (B)whom you have defied.
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1 Samuel 17:36
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36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, (A)for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
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1 Samuel 17:25-26
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25 And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to (A)defy Israel. And the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches (B)and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel.” 26 And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away (C)the reproach from Israel? For who is this (D)uncircumcised Philistine, that he should (E)defy the armies of (F)the living God?”
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1 Samuel 17:10
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10 And the Philistine said, (A)“I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together.”
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Numbers 24:21
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21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said,
“Enduring is your dwelling place,
and your nest is set in the rock.
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