Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



and have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, which loved the reward of unrighteousness: but was rebuked of his iniquity. The tame and dumb beast, speaking with man's voice forbade the foolishness of the prophet.

And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can go no further than the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.

And Balak said unto Balaam, "Did I not send for thee, to call thee? Wherefore camest thou not unto me? Thinkest thou that I am not able to promote thee unto honour?" And Balaam said unto Balak, "Lo, I am come unto thee. But I can say nothing at all, save what God putteth in my mouth that must I speak."

How shall I curse whom God curseth not? And how shall I defy whom the LORD defieth not?

And he answered, and said, "Must I not keep that and speak it, which the LORD hath put in my mouth?"

And Balaam said unto Balak, "Told I not thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, 'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot pass the mouth of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind. What the LORD sayeth, that must I speak.' And now behold, I go unto my people: come let me show thee, what this people shall do to thy folk in the latter days."


And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can go no further than the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.

How shall I curse whom God curseth not? And how shall I defy whom the LORD defieth not?

And he answered, and said, "Must I not keep that and speak it, which the LORD hath put in my mouth?"

And Balaam said unto Balak, "Told I not thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, 'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot pass the mouth of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind. What the LORD sayeth, that must I speak.' And now behold, I go unto my people: come let me show thee, what this people shall do to thy folk in the latter days."

And Balaam said unto Balak, "Lo, I am come unto thee. But I can say nothing at all, save what God putteth in my mouth that must I speak."


And Jacob called for his sons and said, "Come together, that I may tell you what shall happen you in the last days.

And now behold, I go unto my people: come let me show thee, what this people shall do to thy folk in the latter days."