Quotes About Shame

if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,

All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.

in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.

Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.

Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.

Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.

May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.

May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.

For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.

All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,

There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.

May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.

For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.

May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.

In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.