'Shame' in the Bible

And Joseph her [promised] husband, being a just and righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly to shame, planned to send her away and divorce her quietly.

Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying,

And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.

Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

And they will make sport of him, and put shame on him, and give him cruel blows, and will put him to death; and after three days he will come back from the dead.

And some put shame on him and, covering his face, gave him blows and said to him, Now say what is to come: and the captains took him and gave him blows with their hands.

And they gave him blows on the head with a stick and put shame on him and, going down on their knees, gave him worship.

The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.

For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

Even as he was saying this, all of his opponents were blushing with shame. But the rest of the crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things he was doing.

And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:

And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing.

And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back to Pilate.

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.

For I have no feeling of shame about the good news, because it is the power of God giving salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first, and then to the Greek.

For this reason God gave them up to the evil desires of their hearts, working shame in their bodies with one another:

and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, did burn in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the recompense of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving.

and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.

Or has not the potter the right to make out of one part of his earth a vessel for honour, and out of another a vessel for shame?

As it is written:Look! I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble overand a rock to trip over,yet the one who believes on Himwill not be put to shame.

Now the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on Him will not be put to shame,

Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.

We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.

And you are proud and arrogant! You should have mourned in shame so that the man who has done this [disgraceful] thing would be removed from your fellowship!

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

Every man praying or prophesying, having anything on his head, puts his head to shame.

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered puts her own head to shame; for it is one and the same as a shaved woman.

For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect;

And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

It is planted in shame; it comes again in glory: feeble when it is planted, it comes again in power:

but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;

By glory and by shame, by an evil name and a good name; as untrue, and still true;

because if anything to him in your behalf I have boasted, I was not put to shame; but as all things in truth we did speak to you, so also our boasting before Titus became truth,

lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we -- we may be put to shame (that we say not -- ye) in this same confidence of boasting.

For and if I should boast even somewhat more abundantly of our authority, which the Lord has given to us for building up and not for your overthrowing, I shall not be put to shame;

I say this to our shame: We have been weak.But in whatever anyone dares to boast—I am talking foolishly—I also dare:

And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.

And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.

Since they have lost all sense of shame, they have abandoned themselves to sensuality and practice every kind of sexual perversion without restraint.

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Having made himself free from the rule of authorities and powers, he put them openly to shame, glorying over them in it.

If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take special note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he will be put to shame.

To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;

Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.

sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.

For he who makes holy and those who are made holy are all of one family; and for this reason it is no shame for him to give them the name of brothers,

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.

because he preferred to endure the hardship of the people of God rather than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin.

He considered the reproach of the Christ [that is, the rebuke he would suffer for his faithful obedience to God] to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt; for he looked ahead to the reward [promised by God].

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

But if you have not that punishment of which we all have our part, then you are not true sons, but children of shame.

So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His contempt [the disgrace and shame that He had to suffer].

But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?

Be miserable and grieve and weep [over your sin]. Let your [foolish] laughter be turned to mourning and your [reckless] joy to gloom.

For it is contained in Scripture:Look! I lay a stone in Zion,a chosen and honored cornerstone,and the one who believes in Himwill never be put to shame!

Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:

However, do this with gentleness and respect, keeping your conscience clear, so that when you are accused, those who denounce your Christian life will be put to shame.

But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.

Even now, little children, abide in him. Then, when he appears, we will have confidence and will not turn away from him in shame when he comes.

Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.