Bible verses about God's promises
Numbers 23:19, 2 Corinthians 1:20 and Hebrews 13:5 are the verses people most often search for on God's promises. Each says something about God's reliability: he keeps his word, his promises find their answer in Christ, and he doesn't leave. All eleven are below.
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1.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?
In the World English Bible
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?
A prophet describes God as someone who doesn't lie or change his mind the way people do.
2.2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
In the World English Bible
For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.
Paul says every one of God's promises gets its yes in Christ. It's the Bible's own summary of how the promises connect.
3.Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
In the World English Bible
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”
Tucked into a passage about being content with what you have: a promise to stay close.
4.2 Peter 1:4
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
In the World English Bible
by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
Peter says great promises have been given, and they are tied to sharing in God's character.
5.Joshua 23:14
And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
In the World English Bible
“Behold, today I am going the way of all the earth. You know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you. All have happened to you. Not one thing has failed of it.
Near the end of his life, Joshua tells Israel that not a single promise had failed. It was a look back across a lot of years.
6.Isaiah 55:10-11
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: 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.
In the World English Bible
For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so is my word that goes out of my mouth: it will not return to me void, but it will accomplish that which I please, and it will prosper in the thing I sent it to do.
Rain and snow come down and do their work. God's word is compared to that, and it goes out with a purpose.
7.Genesis 9:11
And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
In the World English Bible
I will establish my covenant with you: All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”
After the flood, God promises never to destroy the earth with water again. The first covenant in the Bible.
8.Matthew 28:20
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
In the World English Bible
teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
The last words in Matthew are a promise from Jesus to be with his followers always.
9.1 Kings 8:56
Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
In the World English Bible
“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.
Solomon, at the dedication of the temple, praises God for keeping every good thing he promised.
10.Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
In the World English Bible
Know therefore that the LORD your God himself is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness to a thousand generations with those who love him and keep his commandments,
God is described as faithful, keeping his covenant of love across a thousand generations.
11.Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
In the World English Bible
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;
Paul writes of a hope grounded in the God who does not lie and promised it long before time began.
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What is a good Bible verse about God's promises?
Numbers 23:19 is a good place to start. A prophet describes God as someone who doesn't lie or change his mind the way people do.
What are some of God's promises in the Bible?
Examples include the covenant after the flood in Genesis 9, the promise to be with his people in Matthew 28:20 and Hebrews 13:5, and the promise that his word achieves its purpose in Isaiah 55:10-11. Readers have counted many more across the Old and New Testaments.
Are all the promises in the Bible meant for every reader?
Some were made to specific people in a specific time, like Joshua or Abraham. Others, like Matthew 28:20, are addressed to all of Jesus's followers. Reading a verse in its chapter helps show who it was first written to.
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