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12 Bible Verses about Fickleness. Most Relevant Verses. Jeremiah 2:36. Verse Concepts. “Why do you go around so much. Changing your way? Also, you will be put to shame by Egypt. As you were put to shame by Assyria. Amos 2:15. Verse Concepts. “He who grasps the bow will not stand his ground, The swift of foot will not escape,
- 1 Kings 18:21 ESV / 12 helpful votes. And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.”
- 2 Kings 17:41 ESV / 11 helpful votes. So these nations feared the Lord and also served their carved images. Their children did likewise, and their children's children—as their fathers did, so they do to this day.
- Matthew 6:24 ESV / 10 helpful votes. “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
- James 1:8 ESV / 9 helpful votes. He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
The Reader's Digest Oxford Complete Word Finder defines fickle as "inconstant, changeable, especially in regard to loyalty." Israelites have a history of being grossly fickle, thinking that change and variety are the answer to fulfillment. This proclivity reveals itself in many areas of life.
Unless we are able—and willing—to look as far forward as possible to see the outcome, we may not be able to see the harm. Because of man's fickle and shortsighted nature, God has explicitly defined what is good and evil in His law, and the evil He defines is sin.
But Jesus, for His part, did not entrust Himself to them, because He knew all people [and understood the superficiality and fickleness of human.
Feelings are fickle. One day they’re up, one day they’re down, and other days we can’t seem to find them at all. It’s easy to make decisions based on what we want, think and feel―or what our emotions tell us is the right thing, right now. But we have to be very careful not to be led by our emotions.
Numbers 11:33-34. The first lesson is that human nature is fickle. When it begins to get an upper hand, it points to our lack of faith and understanding. God knew that the Israelites needed privation to prepare them to take over the Promised Land.
