19 (A)God is not a man, that He would lie,
Nor a son of man, that He would change His mind;
(B)Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

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19 God is not human,(A) that he should lie,(B)
    not a human being, that he should change his mind.(C)
Does he speak and then not act?
    Does he promise(D) and not fulfill?

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17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is (A)from above, coming down from (B)the Father of lights, (C)with whom there is no variation or [a]shifting shadow.

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Footnotes

  1. James 1:17 Lit shadow of turning

17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(A) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(B) who does not change(C) like shifting shadows.

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