Numbers 22:16-17
22:16 And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak son of Zippor: ‘Please do not let anything hinder you from coming
to me.
22:17 For I will honor you greatly,
and whatever you tell me I will do. So come, put a curse on this nation for me.’”
Numbers 24:11
24:11 So now, go back where you came from!
I said that I would greatly honor you; but now the
Lord has stood in the way of your honor.”
Psalms 75:6
75:6 For victory does not come from the east or west,
or from the wilderness.
Matthew 4:8-9
4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur.
4:9 And he said to him, “I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship
me.”
Luke 4:6
4:6 And he
said to him, “To you
I will grant this whole realm
– and the glory that goes along with it,
for it has been relinquished
to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
John 5:44
5:44 How can you believe, if you accept praise
from one another and don’t seek the praise
that comes from the only God?