Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'shame' occurs 113 times in the standard works.

17 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'shame' in the standard works and contain 15% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 16:52-54 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 54:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 22:4 (2 in 1 verse)


Ps. 40:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

 40:14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

 40:15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.




Ps. 83:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 84 107 191
Gen. 0 2 2
Ex. 1 0 1
Num. 0 1 1
Judg. 1 1 2
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 1 4 5
2 Kgs. 0 2 2
1 Chr. 0 4 4
2 Chr. 1 1 2
Ezra 0 2 2
Job 1 3 4
Ps. 19 25 44
Prov. 14 2 16
Isa. 9 21 30
Jer. 8 22 30
Ezek. 14 6 20
Dan. 1 0 1
Hosea 4 3 7
Joel 0 3 3
Obad. 1 0 1
Micah 3 1 4
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 2 1 3
Zeph. 2 1 3
Zech. 0 2 2
NT 16 30 46
BM 8 11 19
DC 5 5 10
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 113 155 268

Ps. 4:2
O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

Ps. 6:10
Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

Ps. 14:6
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.

Ps. 25:2
O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

Ps. 25:3
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

Ps. 25:20
O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

Ps. 31:1
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

Ps. 31:17
Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

Ps. 34:5
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

Ps. 35:4
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

Ps. 35:26
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Ps. 37:19
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Ps. 40:14
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Ps. 40:15
Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

Ps. 44:7
But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

Ps. 44:9
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

Ps. 44:15
My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

Ps. 53:5
There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

Ps. 69:6
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

Ps. 69:7
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

Ps. 69:19
Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

Ps. 70:2
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

Ps. 70:3
Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

Ps. 71:24
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

Ps. 74:21
O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

Ps. 83:16
Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.

Ps. 83:17
Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

Ps. 86:17
Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

Ps. 89:45
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

Ps. 109:28
Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

Ps. 109:29
Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

Ps. 119:6
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

Ps. 119:31
I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame.

Ps. 119:46
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

Ps. 119:78
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

Ps. 119:80
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

Ps. 119:116
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Ps. 127:5
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Ps. 132:18
His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.