25 Bible Verses about People Stumbling

But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.

Give glory to the Lord your God, before he makes it dark, and before your feet are slipping on the dark mountains, and, while you are looking for a light, he makes it into deep dark, into black night.

We go on our way, like blind men feeling for the wall, even like those who have no eyes: we are running against things in daylight as if it was evening; our place is in the dark like dead men.

So let him who seems to himself to be safe go in fear of a fall.

And numbers of them, falling on the stone, will be broken, and will be taken in the net.

The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

If running with the fighting-men has made you tired, how will you be able to keep up with horses? and if in a land of peace you go in flight, what will become of you in the thick growth of Jordan?

But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.

He takes the record of his great men: they go falling on their way; they go quickly to the wall, the cover is made ready.

Horsemen driving forward, and the shining sword and the bright spear: and a great number of wounded, and masses of dead bodies; they are falling over the bodies of the dead:

... are stopped in their going, they are falling; and they say one to another, Let us get up and go back to our people, to the land of our birth, away from the cruel sword.

Your shame has come to the ears of the nations, and the earth is full of your cry: for the strong man is falling against the strong, they have come down together.

In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

The glory, O Israel, is dead on your high places! How have the great ones been made low!

How have the great ones been made low in the fight! Jonathan is dead on your high places.

How have the great ones been made low, and the arms of war broken!

Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: when my punishment comes on them, they will be made low, says the Lord.

Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: in the time of their punishment they will be made low, says the Lord.

You will see a thousand falling by your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.

If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my support.

But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

Then said Jesus to them, All of you will be turned away from me this night: for it is said in the Writings, I will put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep of the flock will be put to flight.

But Peter made answer and said to him, Though all may be turned away from you, I will never be turned away.

And David says, Let their table be made a net for taking them, and a stone in their way, and a punishment:

And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.