Numbers 23:19

Bible in Basic English 1965

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?

Cross References

Genesis 26:3

Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

Genesis 28:15

And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.

1 Kings 14:11

Those of the family of Jeroboam who come to death in the town, will become food for the dogs; and those on whom death comes in the open country, will be food for the birds of the air; for the Lord has said it.

2 Kings 15:12

This was what the Lord had said to Jehu, Your sons to the fourth generation will be kings of Israel. And so it came about.

2 Kings 7:2

Then the captain whose arm was supporting the king said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.

1 Chronicles 17:17

And this was only a small thing to you, O God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, looking on me as on one of high position, O Lord God.

Psalm 110:4

The Lord has made an oath, and will not take it back. You are a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek.

Psalm 132:11

The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.

Psalm 77:9

Has God put away the memory of his pity? are his mercies shut up by his wrath? Selah.

Psalm 89:34

I will be true to my agreement; the things which have gone out of my lips will not be changed.

Psalm 89:35

I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.

Isaiah 21:17

And the rest of the bowmen, the men of war of the children of Kedar, will be small in number: for the Lord, the God of Israel, has said it.

Isaiah 31:2

Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.

Isaiah 40:8

The grass is dry, the flower is dead; but the word of our God is eternal.

Isaiah 46:11

Sending for a bird of strong flight from the east, the man of my purpose from a far country; I have said it, and I will give effect to it; the thing designed by me will certainly be done.

Isaiah 55:11

So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it.

Jeremiah 4:28

The earth will be weeping for this, and the heavens on high will be black: because I have said it, and I will not go back from it; it is my purpose, and it will not be changed.

Daniel 4:28

All this came to King Nebuchadnezzar.

Hosea 11:9

I will not put into effect the heat of my wrath; I will not again send destruction on Ephraim; for I am God and not man, the Holy One among you; I will not put an end to you.

Micah 7:20

You will make clear your good faith to Jacob and your mercy to Abraham, as you gave your oath to our fathers from times long past.

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.

Malachi 3:6

For I am the Lord, I am unchanged; and so you, O sons of Jacob, have not been cut off.

Numbers 14:35

I the Lord have said it, and this I will certainly do to all this evil people who have come together against me: in this waste land destruction will come on them, and death will be their fate.

Numbers 23:18

And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:

Luke 21:33

Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.

Romans 11:29

Because God's selection and his mercies may not be changed.

Romans 9:6

But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:

2 Timothy 2:13

If we are without faith, still he keeps faith, for he will never be untrue to himself.

Titus 1:2

In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;

Hebrews 6:18

So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;

Hebrews 7:21

For those were made priests without an oath, but this one was made a priest with an oath by him who says of him, The Lord gave his oath, which he will not take back, that you are a priest for ever;

James 1:17

Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.

James 4:5

Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?

Joshua 21:45

The Lord kept faith with the house of Israel about all the good which he said he would do for them, and all his words came true.

1 Samuel 15:29

And further, the Glory of Israel will not say what is false, and his purpose may not be changed: for he is not a man, whose purpose may be changed.

1 Samuel 3:12

In that day I will do to Eli everything which I have said about his family, from first to last.