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In the Bible, the concept of being unsteady is often associated with wavering faith, inconsistency in behavior, or a lack of commitment to God's commandments.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/james/1-6.htm">James 1:6-8</a> :</b> "But let him ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways." This passage highlights the spiritual instability that comes from doubting God's promises. The imagery of a wave, easily moved by the wind, illustrates the unsteady nature of a person who lacks firm faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Ephesians 4:14</a> :</b> "Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming." Here, the Apostle Paul warns against spiritual immaturity and the unsteadiness that results from being swayed by false teachings. The call is to grow in maturity and stability in the faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14</a> :</b> "With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are accursed children." This verse speaks to the danger posed by false teachers who prey on those who are spiritually unsteady. The unsteady are particularly vulnerable to deception and sin.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>In the biblical context, unsteadiness is often linked to a lack of faith or spiritual maturity. The Scriptures encourage believers to seek stability through a deep and abiding relationship with God, grounded in His Word. The call to be steadfast is a recurring theme, urging Christians to remain firm in their convictions and not be swayed by external pressures or internal doubts.<br><br><b>Practical Application:</b><br><br>Believers are encouraged to cultivate a steady faith by engaging in regular prayer, studying the Scriptures, and participating in the life of the church. Fellowship with other believers provides support and accountability, helping individuals to remain firm in their faith. Additionally, the practice of discernment is crucial in recognizing and resisting false teachings that can lead to spiritual unsteadiness.<br><br><b>Related Concepts:</b><br><br>· <b>Faith:</b> A firm belief in God's promises and character, which provides stability.<br>· <b>Discernment:</b> The ability to judge well, particularly in spiritual matters, to avoid being led astray.<br>· <b>Perseverance:</b> The steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success, often linked with maintaining faith through trials.<br><br>The Bible consistently calls believers to move from a state of unsteadiness to one of firm faith and commitment, reflecting the character of God, who is unchanging and steadfast.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/793.htm"><span class="l">793. asteriktos -- unstable, unsettled</span></a> <br><b>...</b> unstable, unsettled. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: asteriktos Phonetic<br> Spelling: (as-tay'-rik-tos) Short Definition: <b>unsteady</b>, unstable Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/793.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4571.htm"><span class="l">4571. maad -- to slip, slide, totter, shake</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin a prim. root Definition to slip, slide, totter, shake NASB Word Usage<br> shake (1), slip (2), slipped (2), <b>unsteady</b> (1), wavering (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4571.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2826.htm"><span class="l">2826. chashal -- to shatter</span></a><br><b>...</b> stragglers (1). feeble. A primitive root; to make (intrans. Be) <b>unsteady</b>, ie Weak --<br> feeble. 2825, 2826. chashal. 2827 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2826.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/cyril/select_letters_of_saint_gregory_nazianzen/ep_lxxxi_you_are_distressed.htm"><span class="l">Ep. Lxxxi. You are Distressed by Your Travels, and Think Yourself <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Division III. Miscellaneous Letters. Ep. LXXXI. You are distressed by your<br> travels, and think yourself <b>unsteady</b>? You are distressed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cyril/select letters of saint gregory nazianzen/ep lxxxi you are distressed.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cyril/select_letters_of_saint_gregory_nazianzen/"><span class="l">Select Letters of Saint Gregory Nazianzen</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Ep. LXXVI. Basil the Great died? Ep. LXXXI. You are distressed by your<br> travels, and think yourself <b>unsteady</b>? Ep. CLXXXII. Gregory <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/cyril/select letters of saint gregory nazianzen/</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_following_the_christ/finger-posts.htm"><span class="l">Finger-Posts</span></a> <br><b>...</b> So the old impulsive Simon in Peter proposed something. Simon, the <b>unsteady</b>, was<br> much in evidence those days. Peter the rock-man hadn't arrived yet. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on following the christ/finger-posts.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kane/greater_things_the_story_of_saint_stanislaus_kostka_/chapter_iii_early_days.htm"><span class="l">Early Days</span></a> <br><b>...</b> become a king. His dearest hopes were in Stanislaus, his second son. Paul,<br> the eldest, was wild and <b>unsteady</b>. And though there were <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../greater things the story of saint stanislaus kostka /chapter iii early days.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/sermons_on_proverbs/the_hold_fast.htm"><span class="l">The Hold Fast</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Many there be around us who believe in Christ, but it is with a very trembling faith<br> and their hold is <b>unsteady</b>; we need to have among us men of tighter grip <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/the hold fast.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pastor/the_pastor_books_first_second_third/commandment_second_on_avoiding_evil-speaking.htm"><span class="l">Commandment Second. On Avoiding Evil-Speaking, and on Giving Alms <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> brother. Thus, then, will you be guilty of the sin of him who slanders.<br> For slander is evil [155] and an <b>unsteady</b> demon. It never <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../commandment second on avoiding evil-speaking.htm</font><p><a href="/library/baring-gould/the_village_pulpit_volume_ii_trinity_to_advent/lviii_example.htm"><span class="l">Example.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> follow. Is it a wonder and grief to a mother that her girls become giddy,<br> frivolous, and <b>unsteady</b>, and perhaps cause her shame? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../baring-gould/the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/lviii example.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_6_1860/a_blast_of_the_trumpet.htm"><span class="l">A Blast of the Trumpet against False Peace</span></a> <br><b>...</b> No man is ever too severe with himself. We hold the scales of justice with<br> a very <b>unsteady</b> hand when our character is in the balance. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/a blast of the trumpet.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/ad_nationes/chapter_iv_name_truth_hated.htm"><span class="l">The Truth Hated in the Christians; So in Measure was It, of Old <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Some persons wonder that those whom they had known to be <b>unsteady</b>, worthless, or<br> wicked before they bore this [514] name, have been suddenly converted to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/ad nationes/chapter iv name truth hated.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xxviii_the_idols_crumble.htm"><span class="l">The Idols Crumble</span></a> <br><b>...</b> With a cry, Kenkenes leaped to his feet and wrenched the scroll from the man's hand.<br> With <b>unsteady</b> fingers he ripped off the linen cover and read. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxviii the idols crumble.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/u/unsteady.htm"><span class="l"><b>Unsteady</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Unsteady</b> (1 Occurrence). Proverbs 25:19 Putting<br> one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/unsteady.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flare.htm"><span class="l">Flare (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To burn with an <b>unsteady</b> or waving flame; as,<br> the candle flares. <b>...</b> 6. (n.) An <b>unsteady</b>, broad, offensive light. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flare.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stagger.htm"><span class="l">Stagger (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7. (n.) An <b>unsteady</b> movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were<br> about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; -- often in the plural; as, the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stagger.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/uncertainty.htm"><span class="l">Uncertainty (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Timothy 6:17; adelos means "not clear," and so "uncertain." Also the King James<br> Version The Wisdom of Solomon 9:14 for episphales, "<b>unsteady</b>," the Revised <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/uncertainty.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/unbalanced.htm"><span class="l">Unbalanced (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (a.) Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium; hence, disordered or deranged<br> in sense; <b>unsteady</b>; unsound; as, an unbalanced mind. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/unbalanced.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/unstained.htm"><span class="l">Unstained (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/unstained.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/uncertain.htm"><span class="l">Uncertain (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Timothy 6:17; adelos means "not clear," and so "uncertain." Also the King James<br> Version The Wisdom of Solomon 9:14 for episphales, "<b>unsteady</b>," the Revised <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/uncertain.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/unstedfast.htm"><span class="l">Unstedfast (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/unstedfast.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/falter.htm"><span class="l">Falter (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (v. & n.) To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue<br> falters. 3. (v. & n.) To tremble; to totter; to be <b>unsteady</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/falter.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/totter.htm"><span class="l">Totter (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate;<br> to be <b>unsteady</b>; to stagger; as, an old man totters with age. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/totter.htm - 8k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/spirituality-Christian.html">What is Christian spirituality? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/double-minded.html">What does it mean to be double-minded? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/wise-man-built-house-rock.html">What does it mean that the wise man built his house upon a rock? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/unsteady.htm">Unsteady: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Unsteady (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/25-19.htm">Proverbs 25:19</a></span><br />Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/u/unsteady.htm">Unsteady</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/till.htm">Till (774 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/u/unstopped.htm">Unstopped (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/u/unsteady.htm">Unsteady (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wrest.htm">Wrest (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fore-doomed.htm">Fore-doomed (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/traps.htm">Traps (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/arts.htm">Arts (48 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/catch.htm">Catch (46 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/covetousness.htm">Covetousness (22 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wherein.htm">Wherein (208 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/u/unstained.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Unstained"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Unstained" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/u/unstedfast.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Unstedfast"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Unstedfast" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>