Overcoming Shame

• Romans 10:11 – “As Scripture says, ‘Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.'”
• Isaiah 50:7 – “Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.”
• Romans 9:33 – “As it is written: ‘See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.'”
• Psalm 119:6 – “Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.”
• Psalm 25:2 – “I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.”
• 1 Peter 4:16 – “However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.”
• Psalm 31:17 – “Let me not be put to shame, LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead.”
• Job 11:15 – “Then, free of fault, you will lift up your face; you will stand firm and without fear.”

God’s Promise to Restore and Take Away Shame

• Joel 2:26-27 – “You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed.”
• Zephaniah 3:19 – “‘At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you. I will rescue the lame; I will gather the exiles. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they have suffered shame.'”
• Psalm 71:1 – “In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.”
• Isaiah 62:7 – “And give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.”
• Jeremiah 17:18 – “Let my persecutors be put to shame, but keep me from shame; let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring on them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction.”
• Psalm 37:19 – “In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.”
• Isaiah 45:17 – “But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will never be put to shame or disgraced, to ages everlasting.”
• Micah 7:10 – “Then my enemy will see it and will be covered with shame, she who said to me, ‘Where is the LORD your God?’ My eyes will see her downfall; even now she will be trampled underfoot like mire in the streets.”
• 1 Samuel 20:30 – “Saul’s anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, ‘You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?'”

Divine Protection from Shame

• Psalm 119:31 – “I hold fast to your statutes, LORD; do not let me be put to shame.”
• Isaiah 54:17 – “‘No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me,’ declares the LORD.”
• Psalm 119:116 – “Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.”
• Isaiah 45:24 – “They will say of me, ‘In the LORD alone are deliverance and strength.’ All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.”
• Psalm 25:20 – “Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.”
• Psalm 69:6 – “May those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me, Lord, the LORD Almighty; may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me, God of Israel.”
• Psalm 25:3 – “No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.”
• Psalm 119:80 – “May I be blameless in keeping your decrees; then I will not be put to shame.”
• Isaiah 29:22 – “Therefore this is what the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, says to the descendants of Jacob: ‘No longer will Jacob be ashamed; no longer will their faces grow pale.'”
• Psalm 119:46 – “I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame.”

The Joy of Redemption Over Shame

• Isaiah 35:4 – “Say to those with fearful hearts, ‘Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.'”
• Romans 5:5 – “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
• Psalm 34:4-5 – “I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.”
• Isaiah 54:4-5 – “‘Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. For your Maker is your husband—the LORD Almighty is his name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.'”
• Psalm 119:39 – “Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.”
• Isaiah 41:11 – “‘All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish.'”
• Psalm 119:1-2 – “Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD. Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart.”
• Zephaniah 3:11 – “On that day you will not be put to shame for all the wrongs you have done to me, because I will remove from this city those who rejoice in their pride. Never again will you be haughty on my holy hill.”
• Ezekiel 36:30 – “I will increase the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field, so that you will no longer suffer disgrace among the nations because of famine.”
• Psalm 132:18 – “His enemies I will clothe with shame, but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”

Shame as a Consequence of Sin

• Jeremiah 3:25 – “Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our ancestors; from our youth till this day we have not obeyed the LORD our God.”
• Ezra 9:6 – “And prayed: ‘My God, I am too ashamed and disgraced to lift up my face to you, my God, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens.'”
• Psalm 44:15 – “My disgrace is before me all day long, and my face is covered with shame.”
• Daniel 9:8 – “O LORD, we and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame because we have sinned against you.”
• Proverbs 14:34 – “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.”
• Ezekiel 36:31 – “Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices.”
• Proverbs 13:5 – “The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.”
• 2 Samuel 19:5 – “Then Joab went into the house to the king and said, ‘Today you have disgraced all your men who have just saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and the lives of your wives and concubines.'”
• Psalm 38:18 – “I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.”
• Jeremiah 6:15 – “Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them,” says the LORD.”

Healing and Restoration from Shame

• Isaiah 43:25 – “‘I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.'”
• Psalm 103:12 – “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”
• Hosea 14:4 – “‘I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.'”
• Jeremiah 31:34 – “‘No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, “Know the LORD,” because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,’ declares the LORD. ‘For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.'”
• 2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
• Isaiah 57:18 – “‘I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners.'”
• Luke 7:47-48 – “‘Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.’ Then Jesus said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.'”
• Psalm 107:20 – “He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.”

Shame Turned into Honor

• 1 Samuel 2:8 – “‘He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; on them he has set the world.'”
• Isaiah 61:3 – “‘To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.'”
• Proverbs 3:35 – “The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.”
• Isaiah 62:2 – “‘The nations will see your vindication, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.'”
• Psalm 8:5 – “You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor.”
• Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”
• Zechariah 3:3-4 – “‘Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you.”‘”
• 1 Peter 1:7 – “‘These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.'”
• Hebrews 2:7 – “‘You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor.'”
• 2 Corinthians 10:17 – “‘But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”‘”

Freedom from Past Shame

• John 8:36 – “‘So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.'”
• Romans 8:1 – “‘Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.'”
• Galatians 5:1 – “‘It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.'”
• Isaiah 54:14 – “‘In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you.'”
• 2 Corinthians 5:17 – “‘Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!'”
• Philippians 3:13-14 – “‘Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.'”
• Hebrews 10:17 – “‘Then he adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”‘”
• Ephesians 2:8-9 – “‘For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.'”
• Colossians 1:13-14 – “‘For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.'”

Calling and Destiny Beyond Shame

• Philippians 3:7-8 – “‘But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ.'”
• Isaiah 43:1 – “‘But now, this is what the LORD says—he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”‘”
• 2 Corinthians 4:17 – “‘For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.'”
• 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 – “‘Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.'”
• Jeremiah 1:5 – “‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.'”
• Hebrews 11:26 – “‘He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.'”
• Romans 8:28 – “‘And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.'”
• Isaiah 49:1 – “‘Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the LORD called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.'”
• Acts 9:15 – “‘But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.”‘”
• Hebrews 12:2 – “‘Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.'”

Encouragement in Times of Shame

• Psalm 3:3 – “‘But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.'”
• 2 Timothy 1:8 – “‘So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.'”
• Hebrews 4:16 – “‘Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.'”
• Psalm 27:10 – “‘Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.'”
• Romans 5:3-5 – “‘Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.'”
• Isaiah 54:11 – “‘O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with lapis lazuli.'”
• Philippians 4:6-7 – “‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.'”
• 1 Peter 5:6-7 – “‘Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.'”

Living Without Shame

• Philippians 1:20 – “‘I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.'”
• Hebrews 2:11 – “‘Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.'”
• 2 Timothy 2:15 – “‘Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.'”

Restoration of Honor from Shame

• Isaiah 1:18 – “‘Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.'”
• 1 Peter 5:10 – “‘And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.'”
• Joel 2:25 – “‘I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm—my great army that I sent among you.'”
• Psalm 71:20-21 – “‘Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.'”
• Luke 15:22 – “‘But the father said to his servants, “Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.”‘”
• Isaiah 58:8 – “‘Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.'”
• Zechariah 9:12 – “‘Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.'”
• Psalm 85:8 – “‘I will listen to what God the LORD says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants—but let them not turn to folly.'”
• Isaiah 61:7 – “‘Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, and instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be theirs.'”
• 2 Corinthians 3:18 – “‘And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.'”

Strength in Vulnerability and Shame

• 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – “‘But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.'”
• Psalm 34:18 – “‘The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.'”
• 1 Peter 4:14 – “‘If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.'”
• Isaiah 40:29 – “‘He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.'”
• James 1:2-4 – “‘Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.'”