Deuteronomy 23:4-6

New International Reader's Version

⁴ The Ammonites and Moabites didn’t come to meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt. They even hired Balaam from Pethor in Aram Naharaim to put a curse on you. Balaam was the son of Beor. ⁵ The Lord your God wouldn’t listen to Balaam. Instead, he turned the curse into a blessing for you. He did it because he loves you. ⁶ So don’t make a peace treaty with the Ammonites and Moabites as long as you live.