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

## Bible References: ##

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