Numbers 23:19

“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?”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Numbers 23:19

God is not a man that he should lie, neither the sonne of man, that hee should repent: hath he said, and shall he not doe it? or, hath hee spoken, and shall he not make it good?
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Numbers chapter 23

"God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
- New American Standard Version (1995)

God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
- American Standard Version (1901)

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?
- Basic English Bible

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither a son of man, that he should repent. Shall he say and not do? and shall he speak and not make it good?
- Darby Bible

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor as the son of man, that he should be changed. Hath he said then, and will he not do? hath he spoken, and will he not fulfil?
- Douay Rheims Bible

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 spoke, and shall he not make it good?
- Webster's Bible

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
- World English Bible

God [is] not a man -- and lieth, And a son of man -- and repenteth! Hath He said -- and doth He not do [it]? And spoken -- and doth He not confirm it?
- Youngs Literal Bible

God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: when He hath said, will He not do it? or when He hath spoken, will He not make it good?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Dianne's comment on 2021-08-02 14:49:36:

To me Christianity did not start out as a religion it was made into one, the apostle paul fought ir all the time.

Earl Bowman's comment on 2021-08-02 13:43:25:

Amen and Amen, Brother S Spencer: Grace stands ALONE!

And they will say unto me in that DAY: did I not, etc....etc...and he will say depart from me yea workers of iniquities.

All (work) is of GOD (the Spirit), we are JUST the vessels.

S Spencer's comment on 2021-08-02 11:29:19:

Brother Adam.

That's a great way to put it!!

I never looked at it like that, I guess one can say Christianity is not a religion but when man adds his belief systems or efforts to establish his contribution to this grace, Suddenly he has fallen from Grace and put himself under a religion.

In this case I believe the first act religion is when Adam and Eve tried to Clothe themselves.

Also Abraham and Sarah showed an act of religion when they agreed to have a child by Sarah's handmaid, for the heir, when the heir was supposed to come by promise. I believe When you try to add to the Grace of God by adding some man made condition you put yourself under a religion and have fallen from grace.

God bless.

Adam's comment on 2021-08-02 10:26:44:

To me, everyone has a religion, because everyone holds certain beliefs to explain their worldview on life. Atheism is a religion too and atheists believe certain things to explain why they think they exist. Political ideologies are some people's religion, for example some hold their faith and hope in is government. Some will censor, edit, gaslight to try to make their belief seem believable and true. People throughout history have made up and worshipped false gods, so people inventing a belief system as their own twisted religion isn't anything new. Christianity is a religion. Some seem to hold a negative connotation towards that word and assume it only means works, but I don't buy into that. If you look up the word religion in the dictionary Christianity fits the definition exactly, and everyone else has a religion (belief system) too, even if they say they don't.

Glenn's comment on 2021-08-02 07:34:49:

Christianity I do not believe is a religion its a Father taking care of the family he called out of the darkness of this world.

Dianne's comment on 2021-08-02 05:10:45:

Glenn I've always considered religion as mans way of getting to God works ,works,works, Jesus Christ was God way of Getting the Family a Father wanted Grace,Grace,Grace. It's interesting that the first time in the scripture that God is called a Father is by Jesus Christ, from what i've seen. Best definition I've ever heard of grace was divine unmerited favour God to man.

Glenn's comment on 2021-08-01 21:51:49:

Hi Dianne ,.. thank you,.. although I think dominations means divisions, an of course our father loves all his children, so I'm a Christian, an old school values,.. for Christianity is not a religion, it's a reality

Dianne's comment on 2021-08-01 07:49:41:

Glenn The greatest challenge in the field of Biblical knowledge and research will be getting to what was oridinally written and mean't. You will find equally intelligent theologians and scholars and ministers believing different things about the same subject matter. This is the source of denominations. I've observed it for years and its very educational.

Glenn's comment on 2021-07-31 18:16:19:

Exactly,.. translations are not always right, although the men in 1611 tried to break down the Hebrew , Greek , an almanacs,.. you must get a Dr Strongs concordance, or a companion Bible,.. like the word Easter ? In acts ,.. the word is actually, Pasco ,.. meaning passova,.. there is no such thing as Easter ,..

Michael's comment on 2021-07-30 03:55:45:

If you have questions about the unicorn, the latin vulgate version the term is "rinocercos" coming from the hebrew "ra'am". A male rhino is called a bull. Things that were common knowledge 400 years ago are not today. Does anyone here know how to thresh wheat? language evolves and Satan uses that to obscure truth. If you had never seen a rhino before whay would you describe it as? And yes the african rhnio has two horns but the indian rhino had one. It was hunted to extinction like the dodo bird. If Satan can raise a little doubt by changing the meaning of a single word how many people you think have dismissed the bible as supernatural folklore because of word play and lack of understanding? Like the game telephone. You have to have a sharp memory and study to pass down oral tradition or write it down.

Michael Davis's comment on 2020-10-27 08:03:08:

This verse is also my favorite too.A very good friend,who incidentally gave me my first Bible.I have found down through the years, he has been extremely faithfull.

Anonymous's comment on 2015-08-26 13:24:26:

Numbers 23:19 prevents an heart attack in me every time the evil one hurls his spear of the fear of death at me, for God has promised me long life and welbeing in Ephessians 6:1-3.

lady's comment on 2015-02-03 17:36:06:

It shall be accomplished. What is IT? The word. you will have what you say. Amen

VIRGINIA B.ALLEN's comment on 2014-09-17 08:05:31:

WHAT GOD IS STATING IN THIS VERSE OR IN THESE VERSES THAT HIS WORD IS HIS BOND,IF HE PROMISED THESE THINGS TO US HE WILL NOT GO BACK ON HIS WORD.BUT WE HAVE TO BE OBEDIENT TO HIM,AND THE THE LIFE THAT HE HAS SET BEFORE US. THRN THE THINGS THAT WE DESIRE WILL COME TO PASS.HE ALSO IS LETTING US KNOW THST HE IS GOD, THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE GOD AND THERE IS NONE LIKE HIM. HE IS NOT MAN.EVERY THING THAT HE GIVES US IS GOOD.IF WE WAIT ON GOD THE VISION WILL COME TO PASS!!!!!

Shirley Stephens's comment on 2014-04-27 06:34:25:

The word of God is true pure ,tried and it already been settled in the heavens if God said it then it will surely come to pass or it shall come to pass and shall is a guarantee.

Illah's comment on 2014-04-18 05:29:51:

to ionna 's comment on uppercase 'S ' and lowercase 's ', in the original language of jesus, that is ARAMAIC, there is no uppercase n lowercase letter!!!???????

Pansy Blackwell's comment on 2014-03-06 07:14:02:

I like the verse One of my favorites It reassures me that God will always keep his promise

Jesus\' Follower's comment on 2013-12-09 16:00:54:

Jesus said, 'Hear O Israel, The Lord, your Lord, our God is one. You shall love him with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.' [Gospel Of Mark Chapter 12, verse 29-31]

"Jesus said, 'O Children of Israel! Worship Allah, My Lord and your Lord. '" [Qur'an Chapter 5, verse 72]

"Jesus said, 'Surely, Allah is my Lord and your Lord; so serve Him, that is the straight path.'" {Quran Chapter 3, verse 51]

Jim's comment on 2013-11-29 08:09:05:

God is clearly saying that He is not a man that can lie to you but He is God Almighty that can not lie. When He says something you can believe it and His word will do what He sent it to do.

Isa 55:10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Opokou's comment on 2013-11-14 09:35:59:

This is a very straight verse, for sure God is not a liar, what He says He'll accomplish He will.

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