Numbers 22:38
And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
Cross-reference
Numbers 22:18 records Balaam's earlier vow not to go beyond God's word — confirmed here in his reply to Balak.
Numbers 23:16 shows God literally putting words in Balaam's mouth—direct fulfillment of his claim in 22:38.
Numbers 23:26 repeats Balaam's constraint—he can only do what God speaks, reaffirming 22:38.
Numbers 24:13 restates Balaam's inability to go beyond God's command—same theme as 22:38.
In Numbers 23:12, Balaam repeats his commitment to speak only what the LORD puts in his mouth, reinforcing his earlier declaration.
In Numbers 23:20, Balaam cannot revoke God's blessing because he can only speak what God gives him, a direct consequence of his constraint.
In Numbers 24:12, Balaam reminds Balak of his earlier statement that he can only speak what the LORD commands, quoting his own words.
1 Kings 22:14 has Micaiah echoing Balaam's declaration—true prophets speak only God's word.
2 Chronicles 18:13 repeats Micaiah's pledge—parallel to Balaam's constraint in speaking God's word.
Proverbs 19:21 echoes that human plans yield to God's counsel—same truth as Balaam's constrained speech.
In Exodus 4:15, God puts words in Moses' and Aaron's mouths — the same divine control of speech that Balaam acknowledges here.
In Jeremiah 1:7, God tells Jeremiah he must speak whatever he commands — a parallel to Balaam's claim that he can speak only God's word.
Isaiah 44:25 describes God confounding diviners—fitting Balaam's inability to speak his own lies.
Psalm 33:10 declares God frustrates the plans of nations — exemplified here as God overrules Balak's scheme through Balaam's constrained speech.
Isaiah 46:10 affirms God's sovereign counsel—same truth as Balaam's admission that God's word prevails.
In Acts 4:20, Peter and John say they cannot help speaking about what they've seen — a similar compulsion to speak God's truth but from experience.