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Num 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?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

God		1Sa 15:29; Psa 89:35; Hab 2:3; Mal 3:6; Luk 21:33; Rom 11:29; Tts 1:2; Hbr 6:18; Jam 1:17
or hath he		1Ch 17:17; Mic 7:20

Correlating Passages

God

	1Sa 15:29	And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent.
	Psa 89:35	Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
	Hab 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.
	Mal 3:6	For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
	Luk 21:33	Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
	Rom 11:29	For the gifts and calling of God [are] without repentance.
	Tts 1:2	In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
	Hbr 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:
	Jam 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.

or hath he

	1Ch 17:17	And [yet] this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast [also] spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
	Mic 7:20	Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

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Scott, Thomas. "Numbers 23:19," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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