“So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam and gave him Balak’s message.”
Numbers 22:7
Elders H2205: From זָקֵן H2204; old. H2204: A primitive root; to be old: - aged man, be (wax) old (man).
“Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”
Luke 18:17
“Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
Isaiah 6:10
“Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.”
Psalm 8:2
Fees for divination H7081: From קָסַם H7080; a lot ; also divination (including its fee), oracle: - (reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft. H7080: A primitive root; properly to distribute, that is, determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication to divine: - divine (-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use [divination].
“When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. And because of these abominations the LORD your God is driving them out before you. You shall be blameless before the LORD your God.”
Deuteronomy 18:9-13
Hand H3027: A primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from כַּף H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote. H3709: From כָּפַף H3721; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm tree); figuratively power.
“In whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes.”
Psalm 26:10
“So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the LORD.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.’”
John 20:25
And they came to Balaam and gave him Balak’s message.
“When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.”
Proverbs 23:1-3
“For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.”
Titus 1:10-11
“But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality.”
Revelation 2:14
“Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light”
Ephesians 5:6-8
“Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear: forget your people and your father’s house, and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your Lord, bow to him.”
Psalm 45:10-11