Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5760 Human attitudes and behaviour » 5947 shame An uncomfortable feeling of guilt and humiliation, usually arising from sin or failure. Shame is to be avoided Psalm 25:2 See also Psalm 25:20; Psalm 31:1,17; Psalm 44:15; Psalm 119:31,80 Causes of shame Military defeat Natural afflictions Luke 1:25 See also Genesis 30:23; Isaiah 4:1; Isaiah 54:4 not only childlessness but widowhood Humiliation by an enemy Psalm 69:19 See also Psalm 69:6-7; 1 Samuel 11:2; 2 Samuel 10:4-5; Isaiah 3:17; Mark 12:4 Nakedness Revelation 3:18 See also Genesis 2:25; Genesis 3:10; Genesis 9:22-23; Isaiah 47:3; Ezekiel 16:37; Revelation 16:15 The sin of relations or associates Heathen gods as a source of shame 2 Samuel 2:10 “Bosheth” means “shame”. According to 1Ch 8:33 he was originally Ish-Baal, but the name “Baal”, subsequently associated with a heathen god, was changed by later writers to “Bosheth”. See also Jeremiah 3:24; Jeremiah 11:13; Hosea 9:10 Shame as a divine judgment Jeremiah 23:40 See also Psalm 44:9; Jeremiah 46:24 Shame brought upon God's enemies Psalm 6:10; Psalm 31:17; Psalm 35:26; Psalm 70:2; Psalm 71:13; Psalm 109:29; Psalm 129:5 Shame as guilt for sin Ezra 9:6 See also Proverbs 6:32; Daniel 9:5-7; Romans 6:20-21 Shame may lead to repentance 1 Corinthians 6:5; 2 Corinthians 7:9-11; 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Some people are without shame Jeremiah 3:3; Jeremiah 6:15; Zephaniah 3:5 Jesus Christ bore shame Hebrews 12:2 See also Deuteronomy 21:23; Matthew 27:39-44; Hebrews 6:6 The temptation of being ashamed of Jesus Christ and the cross Mark 8:38 pp Luke 9:26 See also Romans 1:16; Galatians 6:14 Those who trust in God will not be put to shame Psalm 25:3 See also Psalm 119:5-6; Isaiah 28:16; Romans 9:33; Romans 10:11; 1 Peter 2:6; Peter 4:16 See also
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