Deuteronomy 23:5
But the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, and he turned his cursing into your blessing, because he loves you.
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Numbers 22:5Therefore, he sent messengers to Balaam, the son of Beor, a seer who lived above the river of the land of the sons of Ammon, to call him, and to say: “Behold, a people has gone forth from Egypt, which has covered the face of the earth. They are encamped opposite me.
Numbers 23:5Then the Lord placed the word in his mouth, and he said: “Return to Balak, and you shall say this.”
Numbers 24:9Lying down, he has slept like a lion, and like a lioness, whom no one would dare to awaken. He who blesses you, shall himself also be blessed. He who curses you, shall be considered cursed.”
Deuteronomy 7:7It is not because you surpass all the nations in number that the Lord has joined with you and has chosen you, for you are the least numerous of any people.
Joshua 24:10And I was not willing to listen to him, but on the contrary, I blessed you through him, and I freed you from his hand.
Proverbs 26:2Like a bird flying away to another place, and like a sparrow that hurries away freely, so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:2-9
Laws of Separation. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord . 2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord ; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord . 3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord ; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever: 4 Because they met you not with bread and… Read the whole commentary →