14 Bible Verses about Stumbling

And why? Because they were pursuing a righteousness which should arise not from faith, but from what they regarded as merit. They stuck their foot against the stone which lay in their way; in agreement with the statement of Scripture, "See, I am placing on Mount Zion a stone for people to stumble at, and a rock for them to trip over, and yet he whose faith rests upon it shall never have reason to feel ashamed."

When I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."

"Are there not twelve hours in the day?" replied Jesus. "If any one walks in the daytime, he does not stumble--because he sees the light of this world. But if a man walks by night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him."

while we proclaim a Christ who has been crucified--to the Jews a stumbling-block, to Gentiles foolishness,

and "a Stone for the foot to strike against, and a Rock to stumble over." Their foot strikes against it because they are disobedient to God's Message, and to this they were appointed.

A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating all.

For we often stumble and fall, all of us. If there is any one who never stumbles in speech, that man has reached maturity of character and is able to curb his whole nature.

So then let him who thinks he is standing securely beware of falling.

Do not for food's sake be throwing down God's work. All food is pure; but a man is in the wrong if his food is a snare to others.

Do not be causes of stumbling either to Jews or to Gentiles, nor to the Church of God.