Numbers 23:19

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?

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Referenced Verses

  • Heb 6:18 : 18 so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.
  • Rom 11:29 : 29 For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.
  • Mal 3:6 : 6 Resistance to the Lord through Selfishness“Since, I, the LORD, do not go back on my promises, you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.
  • 1 Sam 15:29 : 29 The Preeminent One of Israel does not go back on his word or change his mind, for he is not a human being who changes his mind.”
  • Titus 1:2 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time began.
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.
  • Hab 2:3 : 3 For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass– it will not arrive late.
  • Luke 21:33 : 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
  • Ps 89:35 : 35 Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David.
  • Hos 11:9 : 9 I cannot carry out my fierce anger! I cannot totally destroy Ephraim! Because I am God, and not man– the Holy One among you– I will not come in wrath!
  • Mic 7:20 : 20 You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.
  • 1 Chr 17:17 : 17 And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. You have revealed to me what men long to know, O LORD God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 15:29
    77%

    29The Preeminent One of Israel does not go back on his word or change his mind, for he is not a human being who changes his mind.”

  • Num 23:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20Indeed, I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

    21He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The LORD their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them.

  • Num 23:18
    72%

    18Balaam Prophesies Again Balaam uttered his oracle, and said,“Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor:

  • Num 23:8
    71%

    8How can I curse one whom God has not cursed, or how can I denounce one whom the LORD has not denounced?

  • Num 23:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25Balaam Relocates Yet Again Balak said to Balaam,“Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”

    26But Balaam replied to Balak,“Did I not tell you,‘All that the LORD speaks, I must do’?”

  • Job 34:23
    70%

    23For he does not still consider a person, that he should come before God in judgment.

  • Amos 7:6
    69%

    6The LORD decided not to do this. The Sovereign LORD said,“This will not happen either.”

  • Amos 7:3
    69%

    3The LORD decided not to do this.“It will not happen,” the LORD said.

  • Num 30:2
    69%

    2If a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised.

  • Lev 27:33
    69%

    33The owner must not examine the animals to distinguish between good and bad, and he must not exchange it. If, however, he does exchange it, both the original animal and its substitute will be holy. It must not be redeemed.’”

  • Job 34:12
    69%

    12Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

  • Ps 89:34-35
    2 verses
    69%

    34I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised.

    35Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David.

  • Rom 3:4
    68%

    4Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written:“so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged.”

  • Jonah 3:10
    68%

    10When God saw their actions– that they turned from their evil way of living!– God relented concerning the judgment he had threatened them with and he did not destroy them.

  • Num 22:18
    68%

    18Balaam replied to the servants of Balak,“Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the commandment of the LORD my God to do less or more.

  • Job 34:10
    68%

    10God is Not Unjust“Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, from the Almighty to do evil.

  • Num 23:12
    68%

    12Balaam replied,“Must I not be careful to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?”

  • Num 22:12
    68%

    12But God said to Balaam,“You must not go with them; you must not curse the people, for they are blessed.”

  • Prov 30:6
    68%

    6Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.

  • Lam 3:37-38
    2 verses
    68%

    37מ(Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?

    38Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes– both calamity and blessing?

  • Job 8:20
    67%

    20“Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, nor does he grasp the hand of the evildoers.

  • Num 24:12-13
    2 verses
    67%

    12Balaam said to Balak,“Did I not also tell your messengers whom you sent to me,

    13‘If Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD to do either good or evil of my own will, but whatever the LORD tells me I must speak’?

  • Jer 16:20
    67%

    20Can people make their own gods? No, what they make are not gods at all.”

  • Mal 3:6
    67%

    6Resistance to the Lord through Selfishness“Since, I, the LORD, do not go back on my promises, you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.

  • Jer 23:23
    67%

    23Do you people think that I am some local deity and not the transcendent God?” the LORD asks.

  • Jas 1:13
    67%

    13Let no one say when he is tempted,“I am tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

  • Job 24:25
    67%

    25“If this is not so, who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”

  • Jer 48:30
    67%

    30I, the LORD, affirm that I know how arrogant they are. But their pride is ill-founded. Their boastings will prove to be false.

  • Jer 18:10
    66%

    10But if that nation does what displeases me and does not obey me, then I will cancel the good I promised to do to it.

  • Jer 5:12
    66%

    12“These people have denied what the LORD says. They have said,‘That is not so! No harm will come to us. We will not experience war and famine.

  • Job 9:32
    66%

    32For he is not a human being like I am, that I might answer him, that we might come together in judgment.

  • Job 4:17
    66%

    17“Is a mortal man righteous before God? Or a man pure before his Creator?

  • Deut 18:21-22
    2 verses
    66%

    21Now if you say to yourselves,‘How can we tell that a message is not from the LORD?’–

    22whenever a prophet speaks in my name and the prediction is not fulfilled, then I have not spoken it; the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him.”

  • Num 23:23
    66%

    23For there is no spell against Jacob, nor is there any divination against Israel. At this time it must be said of Jacob and of Israel,‘Look at what God has done!’

  • Ps 10:6
    66%

    6He says to himself,“I will never be shaken, because I experience no calamity.”

  • Lam 3:33
    66%

    33For he is not predisposed to afflict or to grieve people.

  • Ps 103:10
    66%

    10He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.

  • Ps 101:7
    66%

    7Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

  • 2 Cor 1:18
    66%

    18But as God is faithful, our message to you is not“Yes” and“No.”

  • Lev 19:12
    65%

    12You must not swear falsely in my name, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

  • Rom 11:29
    65%

    29For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.

  • Jer 4:28
    65%

    28Because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black. For I have made my purpose known and I will not relent or turn back from carrying it out.”

  • Ezek 17:18
    65%

    18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note– he gave his promise and did all these things– he will not escape!

  • Ezek 24:14
    65%

    14“‘I the LORD have spoken; judgment is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry! I will judge you according to your conduct and your deeds, declares the Sovereign LORD.’”