But every woman who does so with her head unveiled, puts shame on her head: for it is the same as if her hair was cut off.
For if a woman is not veiled, let her hair be cut off; but if it is a shame to a woman to have her hair cut off, let her be veiled.
Does it not seem natural to you that if a man has long hair, it is a cause of shame to him?
What? have you not houses to take your meals in? or have you no respect for the church of God, putting the poor to shame? What am I to say to you? am I to give you praise? certainly not.
And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect;
And if they have a desire for knowledge about anything, let them put questions to their husbands privately: for talking in the church puts shame on a woman.
Be awake to righteousness and keep yourselves from sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I say this to put you to shame.
It is planted in shame; it comes again in glory: feeble when it is planted, it comes again in power:
And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.
By glory and by shame, by an evil name and a good name; as untrue, and still true;
For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true.
For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.
For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:
And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.
And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.
For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.
In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death.
Whose end is destruction, whose god is the stomach, and whose glory is in their shame, whose minds are fixed on the things of the earth.
Having made himself free from the rule of authorities and powers, he put them openly to shame, glorying over them in it.
And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.
To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;
And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.
May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;
Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.
Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.
For he who makes holy and those who are made holy are all of one family; and for this reason it is no shame for him to give them the name of brothers,
But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.
Judging a part in the shame of Christ to be better than all the wealth of Egypt; for he was looking forward to his reward.
Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.
But if you have not that punishment of which we all have our part, then you are not true sons, but children of shame.
Let us then go out to him outside the circle of the tents, taking his shame on ourselves.
But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame.
Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:
Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.
But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.
And now, my children, keep your hearts in him; so that at his revelation, we may have no fear or shame before him at his coming.
Violent waves of the sea, streaming with their shame, wandering stars for whom the darkest night is kept in store for ever.
If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.
(See, I come as a thief. happy is he who is watching and keeps his robes, so that he may not go unclothed, and his shame be seen.)
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