Numbers 23:19

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

God is not a man; he will not lie. God is not a human being; his decisions will not change. If he says he will do something, then he will do it. If he makes a promise, then he will do what he promised.

Cross References

1 Samuel 15:29

The one who lives forever, the God of Israel, does not lie and will not change his mind. He is not like a man who is always changing his mind.”

James 1:17

Everything good comes from God. Every perfect gift is from him. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky. But God never changes like the shadows from those lights. He is always the same.

Malachi 3:6

“I am the Lord, and I don’t change. You are Jacob’s children, and you have not been completely destroyed.

Hebrews 6:18

These two things cannot change: God cannot lie when he says something, and he cannot lie when he makes an oath. So these two things are a great help to us who have come to God for safety. They encourage us to hold on to the hope that is ours.

Titus 1:2

This faith and knowledge make us sure that we have eternal life. God promised that life to us before time began—and God does not lie.

Romans 11:29

God never changes his mind about the people he calls. He never decides to take back the blessings he has given them.

Luke 21:33

The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but my words will last forever.

Habakkuk 2:3

This message is about a special time in the future. This message is about the end, and it will come true. Just be patient and wait for it. That time will come; it will not be late.

Psalm 89:35

By my holiness, I made a promise to him, and I would not lie to David.

Hosea 11:9

I will not let my terrible anger win. I will not destroy Ephraim again. I am God and not a human. I am the Holy One. I am with you. I will not show my anger.

Micah 7:20

God, please be true to Jacob. Be kind and loyal to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors long ago.

1 Chronicles 17:17

Besides all these things, God, you let me know what will happen to my family in the future. Lord God, you have treated me like a very important man.

Romans 9:6

I don’t mean that God failed to keep his promise to the Jewish people. But only some of the people of Israel are really God’s people.

2 Timothy 2:13

If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful, because he cannot be false to himself.

Hebrews 7:21

But Christ became a priest with God’s oath. God said to him, “The Lord has made a promise with an oath and will not change his mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’” Psalm 110:4

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit God made to live in us wants us only for himself.”

Genesis 28:15

“I am with you, and I will protect you everywhere you go. I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised.”

Numbers 14:35

“I am the Lord, and I have spoken. And I promise that I will do these things to all these evil people. They have come together against me. So they will all die here in this desert.”

Numbers 23:18

Then Balaam said this: “Stand up, Balak, and listen to me. Hear me, Balak son of Zippor.

Psalm 89:34

I will not break my agreement with David. I will never change what I said.

Psalm 110:4

The Lord has made a promise with an oath and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever— the kind of priest Melchizedek was.”

Isaiah 21:17

Only a few of the archers, the great soldiers of Kedar, will be left alive.” The Lord, the God of Israel, told me this.

Isaiah 31:2

But he is the wise one who is bringing the disaster. And they will not be able to stop what he commanded. The Lord will attack those who are evil and all who try to help them.

Isaiah 40:8

Grass dies and flowers fall, but the word of our God lasts forever.”

Isaiah 46:11

I am calling a man from the east to do what I want. He will come like an eagle from a faraway country. He will do all that I have planned. Everything I said will happen just as I said it would.

Isaiah 55:11

In the same way, my words leave my mouth, and they don’t come back without results. My words make the things happen that I want to happen. They succeed in doing what I send them to do.

Jeremiah 4:28

So the people in the land will cry for the dead. The sky will grow dark. I have spoken and will not change. I have made a decision, and I will not change my mind.”

Daniel 4:28

All these things happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.

Genesis 26:3

Stay in this land, and I will be with you. I will bless you. I will give you and your family all these lands. I will do what I promised to Abraham your father.

Joshua 21:45

The Lord kept every promise that he made to the Israelites. There were no promises that he failed to keep. Every promise came true.

1 Samuel 3:12

I will do everything I said I would do against Eli and his family, everything from the beginning to the end.

1 Kings 14:11

Anyone from your family who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs. And anyone from your family who dies in the fields will be eaten by birds. The Lord has spoken.’”

2 Kings 7:2

Then the officer who was close to the king answered the man of God. The officer said, “Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen.” Elisha said, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of that food.”

2 Kings 15:12

In this way the Lord’s word came true. He had told Jehu that four generations of his descendants would be kings of Israel.

Psalm 77:9

Has God forgotten what mercy is? Has his compassion changed to anger?” Selah

Psalm 132:11

The Lord made a promise to David, an oath of loyalty to him: “I will always put one of your descendants on your throne.