Numbers 23:19

New Living Translation

God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?

Cross References

Genesis 26:3

Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father.

Genesis 28:15

What’s more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you.”

1 Kings 14:11

The members of Jeroboam’s family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures. I, the Lord, have spoken.’”

2 Kings 15:12

So the Lord’s message to Jehu came true: “Your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation.”

2 Kings 7:2

The officer assisting the king said to the man of God, “That couldn’t happen even if the Lord opened the windows of heaven!” But Elisha replied, “You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won’t be able to eat any of it!”

1 Chronicles 17:17

And now, O God, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! You speak as though I were someone very great, O Lord God!

Psalm 110:4

The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

Psalm 132:11

The Lord swore an oath to David with a promise he will never take back: “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

Psalm 77:9

Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he slammed the door on his compassion? Interlude

Psalm 89:34

No, I will not break my covenant; I will not take back a single word I said.

Psalm 89:35

I have sworn an oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie:

Isaiah 21:17

Only a few of its courageous archers will survive. I, the Lord, the God of Israel, have spoken!”

Isaiah 31:2

In his wisdom, the Lord will send great disaster; he will not change his mind. He will rise against the wicked and against their helpers.

Isaiah 40:8

The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.”

Isaiah 46:11

I will call a swift bird of prey from the east— a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding. I have said what I would do, and I will do it.

Isaiah 55:11

It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.

Jeremiah 4:28

The earth will mourn and the heavens will be draped in black because of my decree against my people. I have made up my mind and will not change it.”

Daniel 4:28

“But all these things did happen to King Nebuchadnezzar.

Hosea 11:9

No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. I will not completely destroy Israel, for I am God and not a mere mortal. I am the Holy One living among you, and I will not come to destroy.

Micah 7:20

You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love as you promised to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.

Habakkuk 2:3

This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.

Malachi 3:6

“I am the Lord, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed.

Numbers 14:35

I, the Lord, have spoken! I will certainly do these things to every member of the community who has conspired against me. They will be destroyed here in this wilderness, and here they will die!”

Numbers 23:18

This was the message Balaam delivered: “Rise up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor.

Luke 21:33

Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

Romans 11:29

For God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn.

Romans 9:6

Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people!

2 Timothy 2:13

If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.

Titus 1:2

This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.

Hebrews 6:18

So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.

Hebrews 7:21

but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him, “The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: ‘You are a priest forever.’”

James 1:17

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him.

Joshua 21:45

Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.

1 Samuel 15:29

And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!”

1 Samuel 3:12

I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end.