Numbers 23:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 23:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 23:12 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 23:12 — KJV
“And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?”
— Numbers 23:12 (KJV)
Numbers 23:12 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 23:12
“And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:12: answered, lord, hath
“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:12: answered, take, speak
“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; in fellowship: or, in dealing fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:12: take, lord, hath
“Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:12: take, heed, lord
“And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:12: take, lord, hath
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