Numbers 23:12

WEB

¹²He answered and said, “Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD puts in my mouth?”

KJV

¹²And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

BSB

¹²But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”

FBV

¹²But Balaam replied, “Don't you think I should say precisely what the Lord tells me?”

Extra References

Numbers 22:38

³⁸Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you. Have I now any power at all to speak anything? I will speak the word that God puts in my mouth.”

Proverbs 26:25

²⁵When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

Numbers 24:13

¹³‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the LORD’s word, to do either good or bad from my own mind. I will say what the LORD says’?

Numbers 23:20

²⁰Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t reverse it.

Numbers 23:26

²⁶But Balaam answered Balak, “Didn’t I tell you, saying, ‘All that the LORD speaks, that I must do’?”

Romans 16:18

¹⁸For those who are such don’t serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

Numbers 22:20

²⁰God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do.”

Titus 1:16

¹⁶They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.