Numbers 23:12
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
Numbers 23:12 in other translations
| BSB | But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?” |
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| 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? |
| YLT | and he answereth and saith, ‘That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth--it do I not take heed to speak?' |
| DARBY | And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah puts in my mouth? |
| BBE | And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth? |
| Webster | And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth? |
What does Numbers 23:12 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 23:11-30
Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A second time the curse is turned into a blessing; and this blessing is both larger and stronger than the former. Men change their minds, and break their words; but God never changes his mind, and therefore never recalls his promise. And when in Scripture he is said to…
Numbers 23:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 23:12
- 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.
- Numbers 23:26
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
- 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?
- Proverbs 26:25
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
- Numbers 23:20
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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Context
- Numbers 23:11
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.
- Numbers 23:12
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
- Numbers 23:13
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.
Numbers 23:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él respondió, y dijo: ¿No observaré yo lo que Jehová pusiere en mi boca para decirlo? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il répondit et dit: Ne prendrai-je pas garde de dire ce que l’ Éternel aura mis dans ma bouche? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er antwortete und sprach: Muß ich nicht darauf achten, das zu reden, was Jehova in meinen Mund legt? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui ille respondit: Num aliud possum loqui, nisi quod jusserit Dominus? |