Deuteronomy 23:5
But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you.
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Deuteronomy 23:5
But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you.
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Deuteronomy 23:3
No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their people to the tenth generation may come into the meeting of the Lord's people:
Deuteronomy 23:4
Because they gave you no bread or water on your way, when you came out of Egypt: and they got Balaam, the son of Peor, from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to put curses on you.
Deuteronomy 23:5
But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you.
Deuteronomy 23:6
Do nothing for their peace or well-being for ever.
Deuteronomy 23:7
But have no hate for an Edomite, because he is your brother, or for an Egyptian, for you were living in his land.
Nehemiah 13:1
On that day there was a reading from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and they saw that it said in the book that no Ammonite or Moabite might ever come into the meeting of God;
Nehemiah 13:2
Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.
Nehemiah 13:3
So after hearing the law, they took out of Israel all the mixed people.
Nehemiah 4:3
Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Such is their building that if a fox goes up it, their stone wall will be broken down.
Exodus 17:14
And the Lord said to Moses, Make a record of this in a book, so that it may be kept in memory, and say it again in the ears of Joshua: that all memory of Amalek is to be completely uprooted from the earth.
Exodus 17:16
For he said, The Lord has taken his oath that there will be war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Exodus 25:17
And you are to make a cover of the best gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
Exodus 25:18
And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold,
Exodus 25:19
One at one end and one at the other; the winged ones are to be part of the cover.
Judges 3:13
And Eglon got together the people of Ammon and Amalek, and they went and overcame Israel and took the town of palm-trees.
2 Samuel 10:3
But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father by sending comforters to you? has he not sent his servants to go through the town and make secret observation of it, and overcome it?
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Micah 6:5
O my people, keep in mind now what was designed by Balak, king of Moab, and the answer which Balaam, son of Beor, gave him; the events, from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may be certain of the upright acts of the Lord.
Joshua 24:10
But I did not give ear to Balaam; and so he went on blessing you; and I kept you safe from him.
Numbers 23:9
From the top of the rocks I see him, looking down on him from the hills: it is a people made separate, not to be numbered among the nations.
Numbers 23:10
Who is able to take the measure of the dust of Jacob or the number of the thousands of Israel? May my death be the death of the upright and my last end like his!
Numbers 23:20
See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.
Psalms 109:28
They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.
Proverbs 26:2
As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;
Numbers 23:5
And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.
Numbers 23:18
And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:
2 Samuel 16:12
It may be that the Lord will take note of my wrongs, and give me back good in answer to his cursing of me today.
Micah 6:3
O my people, what have I done to you? how have I been a weariness to you? give answer against me.
Romans 8:28
And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.
2 Peter 2:15
Turning out of the true way, they have gone wandering in error, after the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who was pleased to take payment for wrongdoing;
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Numbers 23:11
Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing.
Numbers 23:8
How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?
Numbers 22:6
Come now, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people, for they are greater than I: and then I may be strong enough to overcome them and send them out of the land: for it is clear that good comes to him who has your blessing, but he on whom you put your curse is cursed.
Numbers 24:9
He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed.
Numbers 24:10
Then Balak was full of wrath against Balaam, and angrily waving his hands he said to Balaam, I sent for you so that those who are against me might be cursed, but now, see, three times you have given them a blessing.
Joshua 24:9
Then Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, went up to war against Israel; and he sent for Balaam, the son of Beor, to put a curse on you:
Numbers 22:11
See, the people who have come out of Egypt are covering all the earth: now, put a curse on this people for me, so that I may be able to make war on them, driving them out of the land.
Numbers 22:12
And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing.
Numbers 22:13
In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.
Numbers 22:14
So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us.
Numbers 22:17
For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people.
Numbers 22:18
But Balaam, in answer; said to the servants of Balak, Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to do anything more or less than the orders of the Lord my God.
Numbers 22:19
So take your rest here this night, till I have knowledge what more the Lord has to say to me.
Numbers 22:20
And that night God came to Balaam and said to him, If these men have come for you, go with them: but do only what I say to you.
Numbers 22:21
So in the morning Balaam got up and, making his ass ready, went with the chiefs of Moab.
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Deuteronomy 7:7
The Lord did not give you his love or take you for himself because you were more in number than any other people; for you were the smallest of the nations:
Deuteronomy 7:8
But because of his love for you, and in order to keep his oath to your fathers, the Lord took you out with the strength of his hand, making you free from the prison-house and from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 7:9
Be certain, then, that the Lord your God is God; whose faith and mercy are unchanging, who keeps his word through a thousand generations to those who have love for him and keep his laws;
Deuteronomy 33:3
All his holy ones are at his hand; they go at his feet; they are lifted up on his wings.
Deuteronomy 33:12
And of Benjamin he said, Benjamin is the loved one of the Lord, he will be kept safe at all times; he will be covered by the Most High, resting between his arms.
Jeremiah 31:3
From far away he saw the Lord: my love for you is an eternal love: so with mercy I have made you come with me.
Malachi 1:2
You have been loved by me, says the Lord. But you say, Where was your love for us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord: but Jacob was loved by me,
John 13:1
Now before the feast of the Passover, it was clear to Jesus that the time had come for him to go away from this world to the Father. Having once had love for those in the world who were his, his love for them went on to the end.
Ephesians 2:4
But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,
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2 Samuel 7:29
So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: (for you, O Lord God, have said it,) and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!
Psalms 3:8
Salvation comes from the Lord; your blessing is on your people. (Selah.)
Psalms 24:5
He will have blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Psalms 129:8
And those who go by do not say, The blessing of the Lord be on you; we give you blessing in the name of the Lord.
Psalms 133:3
Like the dew of Hermon, which comes down on the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord gave orders for the blessing, even life for ever.
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.
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Nehemiah 4:7
But when it came to the ears of Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabians and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites, that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the broken places were being made good, they were full of wrath;
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Psalms 76:10
The...will give you praise; the rest of...
Isaiah 10:5
Ho! Assyrian, the rod of my wrath, the instrument of my punishment!
Isaiah 10:7
But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations.
Mark 15:26
And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Acts 4:28
To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose.
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