Numbers 23:8
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
Cross-references
In Num 23:20, Balaam reiterates he cannot reverse God's blessing — directly parallel to his inability to curse.
Num 23:23 declares no enchantment can harm Israel — echoing Balaam's inability to curse God's people.
Num 23:11 has Balak lamenting Balaam blessed instead — directly follows Balaam's inability to curse.
Num 22:6 records Balak's request for a curse — contrasted with Balaam's response that he cannot curse.
Gen 27:29 blesses Israel with 'cursed be whoever curses you' — directly echoed in Balaam's inability to curse.
Nehemiah 13:2 directly recalls Balaam's hired curse that God turned into a blessing, referencing the same event.
Proverbs 26:2 teaches that an undeserved curse does not land — echoing Balaam's failed curse on Israel.
Isa 44:25 shows God frustrating diviners — reinforcing that Balaam's curse was powerless against God's will.