What Does the Bible Say About How God Never Changes?

Hebrews 13:8 ESV / 173 helpful votes

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Malachi 3:6 ESV / 131 helpful votes

“For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.

Isaiah 40:8 ESV / 118 helpful votes

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.

Numbers 23:19 ESV / 102 helpful votes

God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

James 1:17 ESV / 95 helpful votes

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Psalm 119:89 ESV / 52 helpful votes

Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.

Jeremiah 31:3 ESV / 44 helpful votes

The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.

Psalm 102:27 ESV / 35 helpful votes

But you are the same, and your years have no end.

Lamentations 3:22 ESV / 33 helpful votes

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;

Hebrews 6:18 ESV / 31 helpful votes

So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

Revelation 1:8 ESV / 22 helpful votes

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Romans 12:2 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Psalm 94:14 ESV / 21 helpful votes

For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage;

1 Samuel 15:29 ESV / 21 helpful votes

And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or have regret, for he is not a man, that he should have regret.”

Psalm 33:11 ESV / 19 helpful votes

The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.

Exodus 3:14 ESV / 18 helpful votes

God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

Joel 2:12-13 ESV / 17 helpful votes

“Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.

Psalm 102:25-27 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, but you are the same, and your years have no end.

Jonah 3:10 ESV / 13 helpful votes

When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Romans 11:29 ESV / 12 helpful votes

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

2 Corinthians 1:20 ESV / 11 helpful votes

For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.

Psalm 110:4 ESV / 11 helpful votes

The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”

Genesis 6:5-6 ESV / 11 helpful votes

The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.

Ephesians 2:10 ESV / 10 helpful votes

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

1 Peter 1:25 ESV / 9 helpful votes

But the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached to you.

Genesis 12:1-3 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Jeremiah 7:5-7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

“For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another, if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm, then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave of old to your fathers forever.

Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV / 7 helpful votes

“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:1-28 ESV / 7 helpful votes

But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. ...

Exodus 32:14 ESV / 7 helpful votes

And the Lord relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people.

Ephesians 6:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.

Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 8:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Matthew 6:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

2 Samuel 24:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was working destruction among the people, “It is enough; now stay your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

Philippians 4:6-7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 18:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

40 Bible Verses about How God Never Changes

Hebrews 13:8 ESV / 173 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Malachi 3:6 ESV / 131 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 40:8 ESV / 118 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Numbers 23:19 ESV / 102 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 1:17 ESV / 95 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 119:89 ESV / 52 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 31:3 ESV / 44 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 102:27 ESV / 35 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Lamentations 3:22 ESV / 33 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 6:18 ESV / 31 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 1:8 ESV / 22 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:2 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 94:14 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Samuel 15:29 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 33:11 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 3:14 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Joel 2:12-13 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 102:25-27 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jonah 3:10 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 11:29 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 1:20 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 110:4 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 6:5-6 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 2:10 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 1:25 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 12:1-3 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 7:5-7 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 43:1-28 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 32:14 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 6:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 8:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Samuel 24:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:6-7 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 18:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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