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Top 9 most popular verses about shame
"Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame."
— Genesis 2:25
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile."
— Romans 1:16
"Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours."
— Isaiah 61:7
"And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
— 2 Corinthians 3:18
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."
— 1 Peter 5:10
"He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.""
— Genesis 3:10
"fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
— Hebrews 12:2
"So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God."
— 2 Timothy 1:8
""Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.""
— Isaiah 54:4
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Begin My TransformationShame entered through sin and makes us feel unworthy and flawed.
"Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame."
— Genesis 2:25
Context: Before sin, there was no shame in God's presence.
"He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.""
— Genesis 3:10
Context: After sin, shame caused Adam and Eve to hide.
"I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause."
— Psalm 25:2-3
Context: Those who hope in God will not be put to shame.
"I live in disgrace all day long, and my face is covered with shame."
— Psalm 44:15
Context: Shame can be all-consuming and visible.
"Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our ancestors; from our youth till this day we have not obeyed the LORD our God."
— Jeremiah 3:25
Context: Recognition of shame due to sin and disobedience.
"I am too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens."
— Ezra 9:6
Context: Shame can make us feel unable to face God.
"You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you."
— Psalm 69:19
Context: David experienced scorn, disgrace, and shame.
"Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored."
— Proverbs 13:18
Context: Disregarding discipline leads to shame.
"Why did I ever come out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow and to end my days in shame?"
— Jeremiah 20:18
Context: Jeremiah expresses deep shame and despair.
"Let me not be put to shame, LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead."
— Psalm 31:17
Context: Prayer not to be put to shame.
"Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you."
— Daniel 9:7
Context: Covered with shame due to unfaithfulness.
"Then my enemy will see it and will be covered with shame, she who said to me, "Where is the LORD your God?" My eyes will see her downfall; even now she will be trampled underfoot like mire in the streets."
— Micah 7:10
Context: Enemies will be covered with shame.
"Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things."
— Philippians 3:19
Context: Some glory in their shame - their minds on earthly things.
"I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see."
— Revelation 3:18
Context: Jesus offers to cover our shameful nakedness.
"Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed."
— Revelation 16:15
Context: Warning against being shamefully exposed.
"Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever."
— Obadiah 1:10
Context: Violence brings shame and destruction.
Jesus endured the cross, despising the shame, to free us.
"Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours."
— Isaiah 61:7
Context: God gives a double portion instead of shame.
"fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
— Hebrews 12:2
Context: Jesus scorned the shame of the cross for us.
""Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.""
— Isaiah 54:4
Context: You will not be put to shame - you'll forget past shame.
"As Scripture says, "Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.""
— Romans 10:11
Context: Believers in Christ will never be put to shame.
"For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.""
— 1 Peter 2:6
Context: Those who trust in Christ will never be put to shame.
"Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame."
— Psalm 34:5
Context: Those who look to God are radiant, not covered with shame.
"You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed. Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the LORD your God, and that there is no other; never again will my people be shamed."
— Joel 2:26-27
Context: God promises His people will never again be shamed.
"At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you. I will rescue the lame; I will gather the exiles. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they have suffered shame."
— Zephaniah 3:19
Context: God will give praise and honor where there was shame.
"Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame."
— Isaiah 50:7
Context: With God's help, we will not be put to shame.
"Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you."
— Psalm 25:20
Context: Taking refuge in God protects from shame.
"As it is written: "See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.""
— Romans 9:33
Context: Believers will never be put to shame.
"That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day."
— 2 Timothy 1:12
Context: No shame in suffering when you know Christ.
"However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name."
— 1 Peter 4:16
Context: Don't be ashamed to suffer as a Christian - praise God.
"In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame."
— Psalm 71:1
Context: Taking refuge in God prevents shame.
"Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands."
— Psalm 119:6
Context: Obeying God's commands prevents shame.
"But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will never be put to shame or disgraced, to ages everlasting."
— Isaiah 45:17
Context: God's people will never be put to shame.
"In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness."
— Psalm 31:1
Context: God delivers us from shame in His righteousness.
"Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices. I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Sovereign LORD. Be ashamed and disgraced for your conduct, people of Israel!"
— Ezekiel 36:31-32
Context: God restores us despite our shame.
In Christ, we are accepted, loved, and declared righteous.
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile."
— Romans 1:16
Context: Not ashamed of the gospel - it is God's power.
"So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God."
— 2 Timothy 1:8
Context: Don't be ashamed of the gospel or suffering for it.
"Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them."
— Hebrews 11:16
Context: God is not ashamed to be called our God.
"If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."
— Mark 8:38
Context: Don't be ashamed of Jesus and His words.
"Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels."
— Luke 9:26
Context: Warning against being ashamed of Jesus.
"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth."
— 2 Timothy 2:15
Context: Be a worker who doesn't need to be ashamed.
"I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death."
— Philippians 1:20
Context: Paul's hope to not be ashamed but to exalt Christ.
"And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming."
— 1 John 2:28
Context: Continue in Christ to be unashamed at His coming.
"May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame."
— Psalm 119:80
Context: Following God's decrees prevents shame.
"He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son."
— Proverbs 10:5
Context: Diligence brings honor, laziness brings shame.
"And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us."
— Romans 5:5
Context: Hope in God does not disappoint or shame us.
"Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters."
— Hebrews 2:11
Context: Jesus is not ashamed to call us His brothers and sisters.
"The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name."
— Acts 5:41
Context: Rejoicing in suffering disgrace for Jesus' name.
"keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander."
— 1 Peter 3:16
Context: A clear conscience puts slanderers to shame.
"and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us."
— Titus 2:8
Context: Sound speech leaves opponents with nothing to say.
"In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty."
— Psalm 37:19
Context: The righteous will not be put to shame in hard times.
"Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed."
— Isaiah 49:23
Context: Those who hope in the Lord will not be disappointed.
"No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause."
— Psalm 25:3
Context: No one who hopes in God will be put to shame.
God removes shame, covers us with righteousness, and declares our worth.
"And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
— 2 Corinthians 3:18
Context: We are transformed from glory to glory - no more veiled shame.
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."
— 1 Peter 5:10
Context: After suffering, God will restore you to glory.
"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."
— Romans 8:18
Context: Present sufferings can't compare to future glory.
"When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory."
— Colossians 3:4
Context: We will appear with Christ in glory.
"He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ."
— 2 Thessalonians 2:14
Context: Called to share in Christ's glory.
"These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed."
— 1 Peter 1:7
Context: Tested faith results in praise, glory, and honor.
"To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life."
— Romans 2:7
Context: Persistence in doing good leads to glory and eternal life.
"I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one."
— John 17:22
Context: Jesus gives us His glory.
"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all."
— 2 Corinthians 4:17
Context: Troubles achieve eternal glory for us.
"For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless."
— Psalm 84:11
Context: The Lord bestows favor and honor.
"The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame."
— Proverbs 3:35
Context: The wise inherit honor, not shame.
"Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor."
— Proverbs 29:23
Context: Humility leads to honor.
"it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power."
— 1 Corinthians 15:43
Context: Sown in dishonor, raised in glory.
"But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high."
— Psalm 3:3
Context: God lifts our heads high - He is our glory.
"Although you have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling through, I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations."
— Isaiah 60:15
Context: God transforms the forsaken into everlasting pride and joy.
"The angel said to those who were standing before him, "Take off his filthy clothes." Then he said to Joshua, "See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you." Then I said, "Put a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the LORD stood by."
— Zechariah 3:4-5
Context: God removes filthy garments of shame and clothes us in righteousness.
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