45 Bible Verses about Disappointment

For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed.”

and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

“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.

They will be put to shame and even humiliated, all of them;
The manufacturers of idols will go away together in humiliation.

To You they cried out and were delivered;
In You they trusted and were not disappointed.

For this is contained in Scripture:
“Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone,
And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.”

Surely there is a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.

“The wise men are put to shame,
They are dismayed and caught;
Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord,
And what kind of wisdom do they have?

They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will never be ashamed.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Guard my soul and deliver me;
Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

May all who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned backward;

Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.

and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.

The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

“They were disappointed for they had trusted,
They came there and were confounded.

just as it is written,
“Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,
And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.”

Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

Without consultation, plans are frustrated,
But with many counselors they succeed.

“You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
Then My people will never be put to shame.

“He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd,
So that their hands cannot attain success.

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
To the person who seeks Him.

“Kings will be your guardians,
And their princesses your nurses.
They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth
And lick the dust of your feet;
And you will know that I am the Lord;
Those who hopefully wait for Me will not be put to shame.

They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And in the days of famine they will have abundance.

Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever,
And let them be humiliated and perish,

The seers will be ashamed
And the diviners will be embarrassed.
Indeed, they will all cover their mouths
Because there is no answer from God.

Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call upon You;
Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

O my God, in You I trust,
Do not let me be ashamed;
Do not let my enemies exult over me.

If I have eaten its fruit without money,
Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,

For the Lord God helps Me,
Therefore, I am not disgraced;
Therefore, I have set My face like flint,
And I know that I will not be ashamed.

Then I shall not be ashamed
When I look upon all Your commandments.

“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not carried out My commands.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the Lord all night.

“Fear not, for you will not be put to shame;
And do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced;
But you will forget the shame of your youth,
And the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.

In this confidence I intended at first to come to you, so that you might twice receive a blessing;

But the Lord is with me like a dread champion;
Therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
They will be utterly ashamed, because they have failed,
With an everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together
Who seek my life to destroy it;
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight in my hurt.

Every man is stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols;
For his molten images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.

May my heart be blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be ashamed;
In Your righteousness deliver me.

I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings
And shall not be ashamed.