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Bible Verses About Guilt and Shame
Find Bible verses about guilt and shame — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about guilt and shame?
The Bible addresses guilt and shame with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Genesis 3:7
“The eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.”
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Hosea 4:7
“As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.”
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Proverbs 25:10
“lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.”
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Ezra 10:10
“Ezra the priest stood up, and said to them, "You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.”
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1 Corinthians 15:34
“Wake up righteously, and don't sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.”
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Habakkuk 2:16
“You are filled with shame, and not glory. You will also drink, and be exposed! The cup of Yahweh's right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.”
Psalms 69:7
“Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face.”
Luke 9:26
“For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.”
Micah 1:11
“Pass on, inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame. The inhabitant of Zaanan won't come out. The wailing of Beth Ezel will take from you his protection.”
Hosea 10:6
“It also will be carried to Assyria for a present to a great king. Ephraim will receive shame, and Israel will be ashamed of his own counsel.”
2 Samuel 13:13
“I, where would I carry my shame? And as for you, you will be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you."”
Job 20:3
“I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.”
1 Corinthians 11:22
“What, don't you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God's assembly, and put them to shame who don't have? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don't praise you.”
Mark 8:38
“For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."”
James 2:10
“For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.”
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