Numbers 23:12
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?In other versions
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?
ASV
And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?
BBE
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah puts in my mouth?
DBY
He answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?
WEB
and he answereth and saith, `That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth -- it do I not take heed to speak?'
YLT
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD has put in my mouth?
ENG
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
WBT
But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”
BSB
In context
10Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
11And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
13And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
14And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.