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.

{There are} many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?

And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise {men} backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

And Micaiah said, {As} the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.

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:

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.

And Micaiah said, {As} the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

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?

The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. {bringeth: Heb. maketh frustrate}

Behold, I have received {commandment} to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

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

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.

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.

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.

But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?

And Micaiah said, {As} the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

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.

And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,