Romans 3:4

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

BSB

Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

WEB

May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “That you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”

YLT

let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, ‘That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.’

F.O.G Original

(4) Never, ever! Rather let יהוה YAHWEH be firmly-true and every man a liar, just as written: ‘THAT YOU MAY BE DECLARED RIGHTEOUS IN YOUR WORDS, TO CONQUER IN YOUR JUDGING.’

F.O.G

(4) Never, ever! Rather let יהוה YAHWEH be firmly-true and every man a liar, just as written: ‘THAT YOU MAY BE DECLARED RIGHTEOUS IN YOUR WORDS, TO CONQUER IN YOUR JUDGING.’

F.O.G MSG

⁴Absolutely not! Let God be true, even if every human being proves to be a liar. As Scripture declares: So that You may be proven right in Your words and win Your case when You are put on trial.ᵇ

Footnotes:

⁴ᵇ Scripture quote: From Psalm 51:4, where David acknowledges God’s perfect justice even when confronting human sin.