Berean Standard Bible
“God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?”
Balak, king of Moab, hired the foreign seer Balaam to curse Israel as they camped near his land. Each time Balaam opens his mouth, God puts a blessing there instead.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
World English Bible (WEB)
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?
King James Version (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?
American Standard Version (ASV)
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?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Dios no es hombre, para que mienta; ni hijo de hombre para que se arrepienta: el dijo, ¿y no hará?; habló, ¿y no lo ejecutará?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Dios no es hombre para que mienta; él no se arrepiente como los hombres. ¿Ha prometido alguna vez sin cumplir lo que ha dicho?
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