1 Samuel 15:29

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“Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.””

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BSBPD

“Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and also, the Pre-eminence of Israel doth not lie nor repent, for He <FI>is<Fi> not a man to be penitent.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 15:29 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 14:28So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.
  2. Numbers 23:19God 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?
  3. Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
  5. Psalms 29:11The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
  6. Psalms 68:35O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
  7. Psalms 95:11So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
  8. Isaiah 45:24Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
  9. Ezekiel 24:14I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
  10. Joel 3:16The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
  11. 2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
  12. Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
  13. 2 Timothy 2:13if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
  14. Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
  15. Hebrews 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

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