Rom 3:4 | KJV | STEP | 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 .

Rom 3: 4

(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.

(NASB2020)

^{▼▼Lit May it never happen! And so throughout the ch} ^bFar from it! Rather, God must prove to be true, though every person be found ^ca liar, as it is written:
“ ^dSo that You are justified in Your words,
And prevail ^{▼▼Or in Your judging}when You are judged.”

(NET2full)

Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being ^{▼▼tn Grk “every man,” but ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used in a generic sense here to stress humanity rather than masculinity.} shown up as a liar, ^{▼▼tn Grk “Let God be true, and every man a liar.” The words “proven” and “shown up” are supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning.} just as it is written: “so that you will be justified ^{▼▼tn Grk “might be justified,” a subjunctive verb, but in this type of clause it carries the same sense as the future indicative verb in the latter part. “Will” is more idiomatic in contemporary English.} in your words and will prevail when you are judged.” ^{▼▼tn Or “prevail when you judge.” A quotation from Ps 51:4.}