And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the mouth of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.

Jehovah brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He restrains and frustrates the devices of the people.

Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; with the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.

There are many plans in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of Jehovah shall stand.

who brings to nothing the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns the wise backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;

declaring the end from the beginning, and from antiquity things which are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure;

Stand now with your charms, and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored since your youth. Perhaps you will be able to profit; perhaps you may prevail.

And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.

And Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not speak to you, saying, All that Jehovah speaks, that I must do?

If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the mouth of Jehovah, to do good or bad of my own heart; but what Jehovah speaks, that I will speak?

And Micaiah said, As Jehovah lives, whatever Jehovah says to me, that I will speak.

And Micaiah said, As Jehovah lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak.