Dictionary of Bible Themes Faltering or falling in the course of running or walking. The term is also used metaphorically to refer to failure, hesitation or difficulty. Leviticus 19:14Physical stumbling Leviticus 26:37Isaiah 21:4 Through fear: Isaiah 28:7Nahum 2:5; 3:3 through drunkenness In battle: Psalms 56:13God protects his people from stumbling See also 1 Samuel 2:4Job 4:4 Psalms 37:24; 116:8 Jeremiah 20:11 The enemies of God's people will stumble See also Psalms 9:3; 27:2Isaiah 8:14 God's people will stumble if they sin Jeremiah 13:16Psalms 119:165 Avoiding stumbling by keeping God's law See also Proverbs 3:23,26; 4:11-12Isaiah 26:7-8; 40:30-31 Proverbs 4:19 The wicked stumble because they reject God's way Hosea 14:9Isaiah 59:14 Causes of stumbling Dishonesty Jeremiah 50:32Hosea 5:5 Arrogance Hosea 4:5Malachi 2:8 False teaching by religious leaders Jeremiah 18:15Idolatry Ezekiel 7:19Trust in riches Isaiah 31:3Trust in secular political alliances Ezekiel 14:3-4,7Stumbling as a consequence of sin and divine judgment Making one's own stumbling-block Jeremiah 6:21; 13:16Ezekiel 3:20 Stumbling over obstacles sent by God Daniel 11:35Romans 9:32-33 Some stumbling is educative or disciplinary John 9:5; 11:9-10Jesus Christ as the light that prevents believers from stumbling 1 Corinthians 1:23Jesus Christ as a stumbling-block for unbelievers See also 1 Peter 2:8James 2:10; 3:2 Stumbling and sin All sin and stumble Proverbs 24:171 Corinthians 10:12 None should feel superior to others Romans 14:201 Corinthians 10:32 None should cause others to stumble See also 2414 cross, centrality4833 light 5133 blindness 5480 protection 5605 warfare 5877 hesitation 6206 offence 6738 rescue 8714 dishonesty 8741 failure 8749 false teachers 8754 fear |
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