The quality of a person or thing that cannot be trusted or relied upon. Scripture notes the unreliability of human nature, while stressing the total reliability of God.

Psalms 78:57

Human nature is unreliable

See also

Isaiah 49:15
Hosea 6:4
2 Corinthians 1:9
Genesis 40:23

Examples of unreliable people

1 Samuel 13:13-14

the chief cupbearer

Hosea 5:13

King Saul

Matthew 26:40

Israel

Jesus Christ's disciples:

Matthew 26:56

pp Mk 14:37

pp Lk 22:45

Proverbs 25:19

pp Mk 14:50

See also

Unreliable people are not to be trusted

Psalms 146:3-4
Isaiah 2:22
Isaiah 45:20

False gods are unreliable

See also

Deuteronomy 4:28
Psalms 115:4-8
Isaiah 40:20
Jeremiah 10:5,10,14-15; 51:17-18
Daniel 5:23
Habakkuk 2:18
Matthew 24:5

pp Mk 13:6

pp Lk 21:8

1 Corinthians 3:19-20

Human wisdom is unreliable

See also

Judges 20:36
Job 5:13
Isaiah 30:12-13; 59:4
Ezekiel 28:6-7
Romans 1:22
1 Corinthians 1:19-21,25
Colossians 2:23
Psalms 44:6

Military strength is unreliable

See also

1 Samuel 17:45
Psalms 33:16-17
Isaiah 31:1; 36:4-6
Ezekiel 33:26
Hosea 1:7
Haggai 2:22
Matthew 26:52
Proverbs 11:28

Material wealth is unreliable

See also

Psalms 62:10
Jeremiah 49:4
Haggai 1:9; 2:16-17
Zechariah 9:3-4
Matthew 6:19; 13:22
1 Timothy 6:9-10

pp Mk 4:19

pp Lk 8:14

Hosea 11:2-3

The consequences of unreliability

See also

Unreliable actions let God down

Isaiah 5:7
Jeremiah 2:21
Matthew 26:34
Luke 16:10-12

pp Mk 14:30

pp Lk 22:34

James 1:7-8

See also

Unreliability leads to disappointment

Matthew 21:30,43
Luke 16:10-12
Acts 15:37-38
Isaiah 44:20

Trust in unreliable things

See also

Leads to self-delusion

Isaiah 47:10
Luke 12:20
Revelation 3:17
Jeremiah 17:5

See also

Leads to judgment

Psalms 49:13-14; 52:5-7
Isaiah 20:5
Jeremiah 46:25
Amos 6:1,7
Ezekiel 13:9

Unreliable people are judged

See also

Isaiah 20:6
Malachi 2:7-9
Matthew 23:38; 25:26-27

pp Lk 19:22-23

Numbers 23:19

God is never unreliable

See also

1 Kings 8:56
Psalms 71:6
John 8:26
2 Corinthians 1:20
Titus 1:2
Hebrews 6:18
1 John 4:13-16

See also

5020 human nature
5798 betrayal
6145 deceit
8030 trust
8331 reliability
8354 trustworthiness
8357 weakness
8361 wisdom
8755 folly
8768 idolatry
8778 materialism
8839 unfaithfulness