The word in Scripture

Shame in the Bible

The word shame appears 100 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Shame is the exposure and dishonor sin brings. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What shame means in the Bible

Shame is the exposure and dishonor sin brings.

Where the word shame appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word shame appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.”Psalms 44:7

“Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.”Psalms 109:29

“A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.”Proverbs 17:2

“Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.”Isaiah 30:3

“Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.”Isaiah 47:3

“For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.”Ephesians 5:12

“Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)”Philippians 3:19

“Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.”Revelation 16:15