# shame, shameful, ashamed #

## Definition: ##

The term "shame" refers to a painful feeling of being disgraced a person has because of something dishonorable or improper that he or someone else has done.

* Something that is "shameful" is "improper" or "dishonorable."
* The term "ashamed" describes how a person feels when he has done something shameful.
* The phrase "put to shame" means to defeat people or expose their sin so that they feel ashamed of themselves.
* The prophet Isaiah said that those who make and worship idols will be put to shame.
* God can bring shame to a person who does not repent, by exposing that person's sin and causing him to be humiliated.

(See also: [falsegod](../kt/falsegod.md), [humble](../other/humble.md), [humiliate](../other/humiliate.md), [isaiah](../other/isaiah.md), [repent](../kt/repent.md), [sin](../kt/sin.md), [worship](../kt/worship.md)) 

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Peter 03:15-17](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1pe/03/15)
* [2 Kings 02:17-18](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2ki/02/17)
* [2 Samuel 13:13-14](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2sa/13/13)
* [Luke 20:11-12](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/20/11)
* [Mark 08:38](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mrk/08/38)
* [Mark 12:4-5](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mrk/12/04)