Let them be turned back because of their shame and disgrace Who say, “Aha, aha!”

Prayer of an Old Man for Rescue.

In you, O Lord, I have put my trust and confidently taken refuge; Let me never be put to shame.

He drove His enemies backward; He subjected them to lasting shame and dishonor.

Fill their faces with shame and disgrace, That they may [persistently] seek Your name, O Lord.

You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah.

Let my attackers be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

I cling tightly to Your testimonies; O Lord, do not put me to shame!

May all who hate Zion Be put to shame and turned backward [in defeat].

“His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon himself shall his crown shine.”

The wise will inherit honor and glory, But dishonor and shame is conferred on fools.

He who gathers during summer and takes advantage of his opportunities is a son who acts wisely, But he who sleeps during harvest and ignores the moment of opportunity is a son who acts shamefully.

When pride comes [boiling up with an arrogant attitude of self-importance], then come dishonor and shame, But with the humble [the teachable who have been chiseled by trial and who have learned to walk humbly with God] there is wisdom and soundness of mind.

The perverse in heart are repulsive and shamefully vile to the Lord, But those who are blameless and above reproach in their walk are His delight!

A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.

A righteous man hates lies, But a wicked man is loathsome, and he acts shamefully.

Poverty and shame will come to him who refuses instruction and discipline, But he who accepts and learns from reproof or censure is honored.

The king’s favor and good will are toward a servant who acts wisely and discreetly, But his anger and wrath are toward him who acts shamefully.

A wise servant will rule over the [unworthy] son who acts shamefully and brings disgrace [to the family] And [the worthy servant] will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

When the wicked man comes [to the depth of evil], contempt [of all that is pure and good] also comes, And with inner baseness (dishonor) comes outer shame (scorn).

He who answers before he hears [the facts]— It is folly and shame to him.

He who assaults his father and chases away his mother Is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

Or he who hears it will shame you And the rumor about you [and your action in court] will have no end.

The rod and reproof (godly instruction) give wisdom, But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.

A Remnant Prepared

And in that day seven women will take hold of one man, saying, “We will eat our own food and wear [and provide] our own clothes; only let us be called by your name; take away our shame [of being unmarried].”

In that day [when foreign armies swarm the land] the Lord will shave with a razor, hired from the regions beyond the Euphrates (that is, with the king of Assyria), [that razor will shave] the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard [leaving Judah stripped, shamed and scorned].