41 occurrences

'Stumble' in the Bible

They will stumble over one another as if fleeing from a sword though no one is pursuing them. You will not be able to stand against your enemies.

Verse ConceptsStumblingPowerlessnessWithout Strength

But if you go with them, do it! Be strong for battle! But God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to make one stumble.”

Verse ConceptsGod, Sovereignty OfHelpfulnessPower, HumanBraveryThe AlmightyLosing A FriendBattle

His strength is depleted;disaster lies ready for him to stumble.

Verse ConceptsCynicismWithout Strength

When my enemies retreat,they stumble and perish before You.

Verse ConceptsStumblingOvercoming EnemiesFalling Backwards

For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

Verse ConceptsPeople StumblingRejoicing In Evil

They will be made to stumble;their own tongues work against them.All who see them will shake their heads.

Verse ConceptsGesturesShaking The HeadThe Tongue

Then you will go safely on your way;your foot will not stumble.

Verse ConceptsStumblingFeet SecureSleeping Peacefully

When you walk, your steps will not be hindered;when you run, you will not stumble.

Verse ConceptsWalkingSteps Of The SaintsNot Stumbling

Though a righteous man falls seven times,he will get up,but the wicked will stumble into ruin.

Verse ConceptsGiving UpMischiefSeven TimesDownfallBurnoutMistakesRisingA Good Man

He will be a sanctuary;but for the two houses of Israel,He will be a stone to stumble overand a rock to trip over,and a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsFaith, Necessity OfGod, The RockStumblingZion, As A SymbolProphecies Concerning ChristCapstoneDownfall Of IsraelStumbling Over ChristChrist The RockGod TrappingMessianic Prophecies

Many will stumble over these;they will fall and be broken;they will be snared and captured.

Verse ConceptsPeople Stumbling

These also stagger because of wineand stumble under the influence of beer:priest and prophet stagger because of beer,they are confused by wine.They stumble because of beer,they are muddled in their visions,they stumble in their judgments.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholdrinking, abstention fromDrunkenness, Figurative OfDebaucheryLeaders, SpiritualStumblingDrunkenness, ResultsStaggeringStrong DrinkWicked ProphetsDrunkennessMaking DecisionsDecision Makingbeer

Egyptians are men, not God;their horses are flesh, not spirit.When the Lord raises His hand to strike,the helper will stumbleand the one who is helped will fall;both will perish together.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritAliancesStumblingTrusting In Man, Warnings AgainstGod's HandLimitations Of The BodyGod's Hands Stretched OutDanger From MenNatural Disasters

Youths may faint and grow weary,and young men stumble and fall,

Verse ConceptsMonotonyYouthLimitations Of Youth

We grope along a wall like the blind;we grope like those without eyes.We stumble at noon as though it were twilight;we are like the dead among those who are healthy.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Blindness, Consequences OfGuidance, Need For God'sWallsTwilightPeople StumblingAfflicted To Death

and led them through the depthslike a horse in the wilderness,so that they did not stumble.

Verse ConceptsNot StumblingGod Has Guided

Therefore, this is what the Lord says:I am going to place stumbling blocks before these people;fathers and sons together will stumble over them;friends and neighbors will also perish.

Verse ConceptsStumblingFathers And SonsFriends FailingGod HinderingHindrances

If you have raced with runnersand they have worn you out,how can you compete with horses?If you stumble in a peaceful land,what will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceRunningPeople StumblingThe Region Of JordanTired In ActivityRace

Give glory to the Lord your Godbefore He brings darkness,before your feet stumbleon the mountains at dusk.You wait for light,but He brings darkest gloomand makes thick darkness.

Verse ConceptsHope, Nature OfProcrastinationStumblingThe Insecurity Of The WickedPeople Stumbling

Yet My people have forgotten Me.They burn incense to false idolsthat make them stumble in their wayson the ancient roadsand walk on new paths, not the highway.

Verse ConceptsForgettingStumblingPaths Of RighteousnessOld ThingsIncense Offered AmissEvil WaysHighwaysPaths

But You, Lord, knowall their deadly plots against me.Do not wipe out their guilt;do not blot out their sin before You.Let them be forced to stumble before You;deal with them in the time of Your anger.

Verse ConceptsUnforgivenessAttempting To Kill MeGod Not ForgivingAnger And Forgiveness

But the Lord is with me like a violent warrior.Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed,an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.

Verse ConceptsStumblingSuffering, Encouragements InWarriorsNot ForgettingGod With Specific PeopleGod As A WarriorShame Will ComeCauses of failure inMighty in its influenceDisappointmentMotivationadvertisingprospering

They will come weeping,but I will bring them back with consolation.I will lead them to wadis filled with waterby a smooth way where they will not stumble,for I am Israel’s Father,and Ephraim is My firstborn.

Verse ConceptsGod, Fatherhood OfAdoption, nature ofFirstbornIntimacyPeople Of God, In OtSpring Of WaterWeepingAnswered PromisesSpiritual AdoptionFirstborn SonsStraight PathsNot StumblingBrookssupplication

The swift cannot flee,and the warrior cannot escape!In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River,they stumble and fall.

Verse ConceptsNorthNo Escape

He continues to stumble.Indeed, each falls over the other.They say, “Get up! Let’s return to our peopleand to the land of our birth,away from the sword that oppresses.”

Verse ConceptsPeople StumblingSaying Repeatedly

The arrogant will stumble and fallwith no one to pick him up.I will set fire to his cities,and it will consume everything around him.”

Verse ConceptsStumblingAbaseAbasement Of The ProudDownfallBurning CitiesThe Proud Will Be Abaseduncertaintyarrogance

I have appointed a sword for slaughterat all their gates,so that their hearts may meltand many may stumble.Yes! It is ready to flash like lightning;it is drawn for slaughter.

Verse ConceptsGatesStanding In The GatewaySparklingLosing CourageGod's Sword

“Now, son of man, say to your people: The righteousness of the righteous person will not save him on the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked person cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. The righteous person won’t be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.

Verse ConceptsPeople In RighteousnessThings Which Cannot Save

“I will no longer allow the insults of the nations to be heard against you, and you will not have to endure the reproach of the peoples anymore; you will no longer cause your nation to stumble.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Verse ConceptsDo Not HinderInsulting Other PeopleFunhomecoming

He will turn his attention back to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble, fall, and be no more.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Passing AwayIndividuals going home

You will stumble by day;the prophet will also stumble with you by night.And I will destroy your mother.

Verse ConceptsStumblingDownfall Of IsraelWicked ProphetsDuring The Day

Israel’s arrogance testifies against them.Both Israel and Ephraim stumblebecause of their wickedness;even Judah will stumble with them.

Verse ConceptsStumblingDownfall Of IsraelThings As WitnessesNorthern Kingdom Of IsraelProud Peoplearrogance

Let whoever is wise understand these things,and whoever is insightful recognize them.For the ways of the Lord are right,and the righteous walk in them,but the rebellious stumble in them.

Verse ConceptsDiscernment, Nature OfOrthodoxy, In OtRighteousness, Of BelieversStumblingWisdom, Human ImportanceWisdom, Human NatureDownfallValuing KnowledgeDiscernment

He gives orders to his officers;they stumble as they advance.They race to its wall;the protective shield is set in place.

Verse ConceptsShieldsStumblingPeople StumblingHasty Action

Charging horseman,flashing sword,shining spear;heaps of slain,mounds of corpses,dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead.

Verse ConceptsStumblingWarfare, Nature OfRiding HorsesSpeedPeople StumblingSparklingDeath

“You, on the other hand, have turned from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with Israel's priestsStumblingStumbling BlocksPeople Going AstrayCausing Others To StumbleMisteachingBreaking The CovenantCovenant Made At Sinai

Bible Theasaurus

Falter (7 instances)
Stagger (21 instances)
Stumble (106 instances)

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