Bible Verses About Being Ashamed
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being ashamed, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,043 votes, led by 1 Peter 4:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Ashamed
1 Peter 4:16110 votes
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Romans 1:16102 votes
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
2 Timothy 2:1589 votes
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Luke 9:2671 votes
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.
1 John 1:965 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
2 Chronicles 7:1444 votes
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Timothy 1:834 votes
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
Mark 8:3832 votes
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Psalms 31:131 votes
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
Hebrews 10:2631 votes
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
2 Timothy 3:530 votes
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
1 Corinthians 6:9-1027 votes
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Matthew 10:3325 votes
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Romans 5:824 votes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Genesis 2:2521 votes
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Isaiah 54:420 votes
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.
John 12:42-4320 votes
Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
Isaiah 41:1019 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Matthew 10:32-3319 votes
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
Luke 1:3719 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Psalms 31:217 votes
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Colossians 3:2317 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Psalms 103:1215 votes
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Romans 10:1115 votes
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Ezra 9:614 votes
And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
What does the Bible say about being ashamed?
Readers most often cite 1 Peter 4:16 on the subject of being ashamed. Across 1,043 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 2:15, Luke 9:26. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.