Numbers 22:38
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“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 22:38
What Does Numbers 22:38 Mean?
Numbers 22:38 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 22, verse 38 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Numbers 22:38 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 23:20“Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.”Numbers 22:18“And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.”Numbers 23:12“And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?”Proverbs 19:21“There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.”Jeremiah 1:7“But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.”Exodus 4:15“And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.”Numbers 23:16“And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.”Numbers 23:26“But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?”1 Kings 22:14“And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.”Acts 4:20“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”Numbers 24:12“And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,”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?”Judges 7:14“And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.”2 Chronicles 18:13“And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.”Psalms 33:10“The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.”Psalms 76:10“Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.”Isaiah 44:25“That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;”Isaiah 46:10“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:”Isaiah 47:12“Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.”
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