Numbers 23:19 · KJV
“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?”
— Numbers 23:19
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Behold, I have received {commandment} to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Numbers 23 — Context
And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
19God {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?
20Behold, I have received {commandment} to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God {is} with him, and the shout of a king {is} among them.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:29
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he {is} not a man, that he should repent. {Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory}
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Malachi 3:6
For I {am} the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Hebrews 6:18
That by two immutable things, in which {it was} impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; {In: or, For}
Luke 21:33
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Romans 11:29
For the gifts and calling of God {are} without repentance.
Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision {is} yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.