Quotes About Shame

A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.

With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.

He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.

The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.

so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egyptís shame.

Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”

O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!

Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.

But Pharaohís protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egyptís shade your disgrace.

everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.”

The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.

Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.

But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ëYou are our gods!í will be turned back in utter shame.

All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.

Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.

They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.

Surely they will say of Me, ëIn the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.í” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”