Numbers 23:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

God is not a man, that he should lie; nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    'God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    God{H410} is not a man,{H376} that he should lie,{H3576} Neither the son{H1121} of man,{H120} that he should repent:{H5162} Hath he said,{H559} and will he not do{H6213} it? Or hath he spoken,{H1696} and will he not make it good?{H6965}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    God{H410} is not a man{H376}, that he should lie{H3576}{(H8762)}; neither the son{H1121} of man{H120}, that he should repent{H5162}{(H8691)}: hath he said{H559}{(H8804)}, and shall he not do{H6213}{(H8799)} it? or hath he spoken{H1696}{(H8765)}, and shall he not make it good{H6965}{(H8686)}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The Lorde is not a ma that he can lye nether the sonne of a ma that he can repent: shulde he saye and not doo or shulde he speake and not make it good?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    God is not a man yt he shulde lye, ner a mans childe yt eny thinge shulde repente him. Shulde he saye and not do? Shulde he speake & not make it good?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    God is not as man, that he should lie, neither as the sonne of man that he shoulde repent: hath he sayde and shal he not do it? and hath he spoken, and shal he not accomplish it?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    God is not a man that he should lye, neither the sonne of a ma that he should repent: should he say & not do? or should he speake, and not make it good?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    God `is' not a man -- and lieth, And a son of man -- and repenteth! Hath He said -- and doth He not do `it'? And spoken -- and doth He not confirm it?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    God is not a man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?

Referenced Verses

  • Heb 6:18 : 18 That by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us:
  • Rom 11:29 : 29 For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable.
  • Mal 3:6 : 6 For I am the LORD, I do not change; therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.
  • 1 Sam 15:29 : 29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for He is not a man, that He should repent.
  • Titus 1:2 : 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began;
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
  • Hab 2:3 : 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak and not lie: though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.
  • Luke 21:33 : 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
  • Ps 89:35 : 35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie to David.
  • Hos 11:9 : 9 I will not execute the fierceness of my anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God, and not a man; the Holy One among you, and I will not enter the city.
  • Mic 7:20 : 20 You will perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
  • 1 Chr 17:17 : 17 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O God; for you have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

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    77%

    29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for He is not a man, that He should repent.

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    2 verses
    75%

    20 Behold, I have received a commandment to bless, and he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

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    72%

    18 And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor:

  • Num 23:8
    71%

    8 How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? Or how shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied?

  • Num 23:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25 And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

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    70%

    23 For He will not lay upon man more than right, that he should enter into judgment with God.

  • Amos 7:6
    69%

    6 The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, says the Lord GOD.

  • Amos 7:3
    69%

    3 The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, says the LORD.

  • Num 30:2
    69%

    2 If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

  • Lev 27:33
    69%

    33 He shall not search whether it is good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he changes it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.

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    69%

    12 Surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

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    2 verses
    69%

    34 My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of my lips.

    35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie to David.

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    68%

    4 Certainly not: indeed, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, 'That you may be justified in your words, and may overcome when you are judged.'

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    68%

    10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented of the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it.

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    68%

    18 And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.

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    68%

    10 Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God to do wickedness, and from the Almighty to commit iniquity.

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    68%

    12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?

  • Num 22:12
    68%

    12 And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people: for they are blessed.

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    68%

    6 Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

  • Lam 3:37-38
    2 verses
    68%

    37 Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not commanded it?

    38 Does not both calamity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

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    67%

    20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, nor will He help the evildoers:

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    2 verses
    67%

    12 And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,

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    67%

    20 Shall a man make gods for himself, which are not gods?

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    67%

    6 For I am the LORD, I do not change; therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.

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    67%

    23 Am I a God nearby, says the LORD, and not a God afar off?

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    67%

    13 Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, nor does He tempt anyone;

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    67%

    25 And if it is not so, now, who will make me a liar and make my speech worth nothing?

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    67%

    30 I know his wrath, says the LORD, but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.

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    66%

    10 If it does evil in my sight, so that it does not obey my voice, then I will relent of the good with which I said I would benefit them.

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    66%

    12 They have denied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

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    66%

    32 For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, and we should come together in judgment.

  • Job 4:17
    66%

    17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker?

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    2 verses
    66%

    21 And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?

    22 When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not follow or come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken, but the prophet has spoken it presumptuously: you shall not be afraid of him.

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    66%

    23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, nor is there any divination against Israel; at this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God done!

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    66%

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    66%

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    66%

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    66%

    7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house: he who tells lies shall not remain in my presence.

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    66%

    18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yes and no.

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    65%

    12 And you shall not swear by my name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

  • Rom 11:29
    65%

    29 For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable.

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    65%

    28 For this the earth shall mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not relent, nor will I turn back from it.

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    65%

    18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand and has done all these things, he shall not escape.

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    65%

    14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to your ways, and according to your deeds, they shall judge you, says the Lord GOD.