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

## Word Data:##

* Strong's: H937, H954, H955, H1317, H1322, H2616, H2659, H2781, H3001, H3637, H3639, H3640, H6172, H7022, H7036, H8103, H8106, G127, G149, G152, G153, G422, G808, G818, G819, G821, G1788, G1791, G1870, G2617, G3856, G5195