Bible Verses About Shame

King James Version · 15 passages

Shame says you are what you did, and it keeps the eyes on the ground. The gospel says otherwise: they looked unto him, and were lightened, and their faces were not ashamed. God does not merely forgive His people; He restores their honor. These passages speak to the one who fears the past has the last word.

Isaiah 54:4

4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

See also: Isaiah 41:10 · 1 Peter 2:6 · Jeremiah 31:19 · Isaiah 61:7

Psalms 25:1–3

1 [A Psalm of David.] Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

See also: Lamentations 3:25 · Isaiah 40:31 · Isaiah 49:23 · Micah 7:7

Joel 2:25–27

25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. 26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

See also: Zechariah 10:6 · Ezekiel 37:26 · Joel 1:4 · Leviticus 26:11

Hebrews 12:2

2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. author: or, beginner

See also: Micah 7:7 · 1 Peter 3:18 · 1 Peter 2:23 · Hebrews 1:3

Psalms 103:10–12

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. as...: Heb. according to the height of the heaven 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

See also: Isaiah 43:25 · 1 John 1:7 · Micah 7:18 · Isaiah 38:17

Micah 7:18–19

18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. 19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

See also: Isaiah 43:25 · Isaiah 44:22 · Ephesians 2:4 · Psalms 103:8

Zephaniah 3:19

19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame. get...: Heb. set them for a praise where...: Heb. of their shame

See also: Isaiah 49:25 · Isaiah 60:14 · Jeremiah 30:16 · Zephaniah 3:15