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Synonyms: humiliation, mortification, chagrin, ignominy, loss of face, shamefacedness, embarrassment, indignity, abashment, discomfort, discomfiture, discomposure, guilt, remorse, contrition, compunction, disgrace, dishonour, discredit, degradation, disrepute, ill-repute, infamy, scandal, odium, opprobrium, obloquy, condemnation, contempt, pity, misfortune, crying shame, cause for regret, source of regret, sad thing, unfortunate thing, discredit to, disgrace to, stain on, blemish on, blot on, blot on the escutcheon of, slur on, reproach to, bad reflection on, bring into disrepute, degrade, debase, defame, stigmatize, taint, sully, tarnish, besmirch, stain, blacken, drag through the mud/mire, give a bad name to, put in a bad light, humiliate, mortify, make someone feel ashamed, embarrass, abash, chasten, humble, put someone in their place, take down a peg or two, cut down to size, show up

Antonyms: honor, pride, respect, glory, praise, dignity, honor, esteem, glorification, laud, compliment, regard, credit, elevate, acclaim, pleasure, favor, kudos, recognition, flatter, admiration, greatness, happiness, self-confidence, reverence

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1. Renouncing Disgraceful Ways

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

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John R. Steward

We have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's Word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God." (v. 2) A young man was visiting with his pastor one afternoon. He had ...

2. Sustaining the Weary with a Word

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... eyes to convey comfort to those who are hurting and lost. I did not hide my face. Why should I hide my face from the faces of those whose mouths mock and spit at me and whose teeth are clenched? There is no shame in my face. There is no disgrace in my brow. There is no terror in my eyes. Why should I drop my head in humiliation? Why should I hide my eyes from thee? Why should I look towards the ground instead of the heavens whence I have been called to do your work? Why should I not ...

3. How to Make Heaven Happy

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... 've even used the word "dirty" to describe bad things. We will talk about "dirty films," "dirty magazines." Or sometimes a girl will lose her virginity and say, "I feel so dirty." That's because sin makes us dirty. But this coin was also lost in disgrace. Jesus speaks of this woman having "ten silver coins." Now these were not just any ten coins. They had a tremendous sentimental significance. In that day when a husband took a bride, she did not receive a diamond ring. She would receive a headband with ten ...

4. Hold Me When I'm Angry

Joshua 5:1-12

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Carl Jech

... the manna in the wilderness, I believe we are confronted with the issue of anger. How are we to understand the wrath, the anger, the disgrace which seems to be as much a part of God's nature as is love and grace? How can we cope with our own mixed ... of love and anger toward each other and toward God? How are we to comprehend the tension between the Cross as grace and the Cross as disgrace? In a sense, the real question before us is whether or not it is even correct to think of anger as a part of the shadow ...

5. The Arrest of Jesus

Mark 14:43-52

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Grant R. Osborne

... , and John (vv. 32–42); the unnamed disciple (vv. 51–52); Peter (vv. 66–72). Those twelve men in whom Jesus had invested himself so thoroughly throughout his ministry, those to whom he had shown such love, fail him utterly at the time of his greatest need. The disgrace that they endured is hard to imagine, yet this is the case with us as well. I think that for the rest of their lives the disciples knew that they had been forgiven by God and Christ but had a hard time forgiving themselves. To know that ...

6. Punishments for Sin

Leviticus 20:1-27

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... Note 20:17 The translation of this verse requires some comment. A literal rendering would be: “A man who takes his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother, and he will see her nakedness and she will see his nakedness; it is a disgrace and they will be cut off before the eyes of the children of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he will bear his guilt.” Presumably the “taking” is in marriage, and so the incest is with sister or half-sister. To see or ...

7. Warning Against Falling Away

Hebrews 5:11-6:12

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... themselves. By using the title the Son of God, the author underscores the full gravity of the offence, for it was just this view of Jesus that had once been believed and is now rejected by the apostate. Moreover, they are subjecting him to public disgrace, for as others witness their disloyalty he becomes the object of ridicule. Apostasy, therefore, is the most serious of sins—a sin for which there is no remedy and from which there is no possibility of return. No means of salvation is available other than ...

8. Ruth and Boaz on the Threshing Floor

Ruth 3:1-18

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

... -driven mob as “my friends” (lit. my brothers, akhay), attempting to converse civilly with a group the narrator himself calls the “sons of Belial” (19:22). Then, after begging them not to be “vile” (ra’a’) and “disgraceful” (nebalah), he himself does something vile and disgraceful. In place of the Ephraimite male they want to know, he offers them the man’s wife. He chooses to sacrifice the most defenseless person in his house—the opposite of what faithful patriarchs do. By contrast ...

9. Dinah and the Shechemites

Genesis 34:1-31

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... them a tactical advantage against the inhabitants of Shechem. They stated firmly that they could not consent to Dinah’s engagement to Shechem or to giving their daughters in marriage to any who were uncircumcised, for such unions among them would be a disgrace. However, if the Shechemites circumcised all their males, they would agree to intermarriages and to settle among them and become one people. If the Shechemites did not accept this condition, they would take their sister and depart. Their use of ...

10. Second Explanation

Habakkuk 2:2-20

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to a man who gives his neighbors intoxicating wine in order to make sport of them by denuding them. Babylon has taken many lands and formed many alliances only to despoil its neighbors. All of this will turn back on them; the ones who have caused disgrace will in turn be disgraced. The Babylonians will drink to the full from their own stupefying wine and be exposed to open shame. All of this is nothing less than the Lord’s judgment. For the wine will be found in a “cup from the Lord’s right hand” (2 ...

11. Job's Second Reply to Bildad

Job 19:1-29

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... exalt themselves and gain the upper hand. The NIV’s rather vague use cloaks the legal force behind the verb tokikhi, “argue against me (in court).” The friends are using Job’s suffering (humiliation; Heb. kherpah, “reproach; disgrace; insult; scorn,” implying a public context of rejection and disgrace) as evidence to convict him of sin in the eyes of the public. 19:6 Job, however, remains undeterred and advances his claim that in fact God has wronged me. The verb ʿwt means to “make (something ...

12. Till Death Do Us -- Unite

Acts 10:34-43

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Paul W. Kummer

... escapes, all nations will die, and we are covered up. The shroud refers to what the executioner puts over the condemned man's face before the rope is pulled or the switch flipped. We are all condemned people, "for the wages of sin is death." Death was a disgrace for Jesus, too, hanging naked on the cross. That's why they had to get him off before the Sabbath sundown. But death isn't all there is. Death for the Christian, though unpleasant to go through, is really just that, a "going through" to the other ...

13. Death Shall Be No More

Isaiah 25:1-12

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E. Carver McGriff

... profound word, that of Isaiah, then: "He will swallow up death forever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth..." Of course this is Easter and supposed to be a day of joy and hope ... Son of God know which to choose, and he promised life beyond. Isaiah also pledged that God will take away the disgrace of his people. In other words, we need not fear the judgment. Judgment: that's another matter for faith alone. Shakespeare ...

14. Proper 23

Lk 17:11-19 · 2 Tim 2:8-15 · 2 Ki 5:14-17 · Mic 1:2, 2:1-10 · Ru 1:1-19a

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John R. Brokhoff

... told Micah not to preach of "woe" or of a coming captivity. They claimed, "That can't happen to us!" God would not disgrace us like that! In 2:11 the people want the preacher to approve their strong drinking. They say, "That's the preacher for ... he will not allow humanity to destroy it." When Micah warned Judah of impending doom in terms of national disaster, they retorted, "Disgrace will not overtake us." Are we willing to face up to our present situation and the threatening future? Outline: Can it happen ...

15. Take a Close Look (At the Widow)!

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... may be the Hebrew belief that death before old age was a calamity, a judgment for sin which was extended to the wife that was left. It was therefore a disgrace to be a widow."[1] The word "widow" itself implies disgrace. " ‘Widow’ in Hebrew resembles the word meaning ‘be mute’ ... suggesting the muteness induced by disgraceful widowhood."[2] Although the highest of Hebraic religious thought did indeed recognize the plight and special needs of the widow, it is probable that the widow of Mark’s ...

16. The Gift Of Inadequacy

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... -and-white striped beard and rumpled seersuckers, dreamily plodding to the altar rail in his squishy-sounding yellow Wallabees, or thoughtfully munching his donut at coffee hour, oblivious to the steady snowfall of powdered sugar down the length of his necktie, was in disgrace. It was the other members of the congregation who acted differently, either going out of their way to be too cordial to the professor, as if it had just become public knowledge that he had a fatal disease, or else darting him prurient ...

17. How To Fail Successfully

Mark 6:7-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... there comes a time to stop trying. When nothing moves, it's time to move on. When nothing works, it's time to change... It is no disgrace to admit defeat and to face the fact that we have failed. Love has a right to be wrong and if we cannot be wrong, we will ... I tried to figure out what could have gone wrong with Papa's call. In my mind, the ministry had somehow been disgraced." For ten years he had shepherded and loved that congregation, but now they didn't want him anymore. When Margaret arrived home, ...

18. Palm Sunday

Isaiah 50:1-11, Matthew 27:11-54, Philippians 2:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... : For Jesus, death did not come only by physical torture. Probably the mental, emotional, and spiritual suffering were greater. Pilate was amazed that Jesus died so early. The pain greater than the physical dealt with his heart. In Lesson 1 the Servant suffers shame and disgrace: the pulling out of his beard and spitting in his face. The depth of Jesus' non-physical suffering was in his cry. "My God, why?" It is the only word of the cross reported by Matthew and the only word given in the original tongue ...

19. The Agony of Defeat

2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Kings 15:5

Sermon

James Merritt

... church." You are either an argument for Christianity or an argument against Christianity. You are either a stepping stone or you are a stumbling block. Every time a Christian sin, every time a man of God falls, it displeases God's heart, it despises God's word, it disgraces God's name. But don't lose sight of the fact that David was forgiven. Years ago in Ohio a teenage boy came home drunk one night from the senior prom. He asked his mother to forgive him, but it happened again and again. By the time he ...

20. Houston We Have a Problem

Nehemiah 1:1-11

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James Merritt

... to attack, and open to harassment. Because of this, the people were discouraged. Whenever an army would finally take a city, the first thing they would do, would be to destroy the walls. Broken down walls were a disgrace. In this case, not only a disgrace to the people of God, but a disgrace to God Himself. Let me just share with you how important walls can be. Think about it. Walls Of Fidelity - Protect Marriage Walls Of Marriage - Protect The Family Walls Of The Family - Protect The Community Walls Of The ...

21. Gateway to Grace

Joshua 5:9-12

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... their heritage; to enter into the gateway toward freedom. Because they were ready to walk through that gateway, to cross Jordan and claim God's promises, the scripture tells us: "The Lord said to Joshua, 'Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt.' And so that place is called Gilgal to this day" (Joshua 5:9). The disgrace of Egypt was still on them, despite their escape from that land, because they were still slaves to their past. Crossing Jordan, entering the gateway, they put away the ...

22. Achan's Sin

Joshua 7:1-26

Understanding Series

J. Gordon Harris

... those who pass by that sin brings trouble but hope can come out of trouble (see Hos. 2:15). Ironically, the fate of Achan was written in contrast with that of Rahab. Rahab’s family shared in her deliverance as Achan’s family shared in his disgrace and execution. Achan represented an enemy from within, Rahab one from without. Historically, the family of Rahab lived as a part of the later nation of Israel as a monument of faith; Achan and his family lived only by reputation through a pile of rocks, a ...

23. Judah and Tamar

Genesis 38:1-30

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... friend returned to Judah and told him that he was unable to find the woman. He also said that the local men knew of no shrine prostitute in that area, meaning that there was little likelihood that this woman could be found. Fearful that he might be disgraced for not having kept his pledge, Judah attempted to clear himself of failing to keep a pledge by making a formal pronouncement that he had sent this young goat, but Hirah could not find the woman. A play is made on the term “pledge.” Judah sought to ...

24. “Zeal for Your House Consumes Me”

Psalm 69:1-36

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... faith. And moreover, it is only those who attain to this kind of concern for the kingdom who make all other interests secondary, even tertiary. Teaching the Text One of David’s concerns is that he, because of his own behavior and example, might not bring disgrace on those who hope in God (69:6). This mark of theological integrity is an attribute that ought to create great respect for the psalmist, regardless of his less noble traits. In our theological context we might put it like this: the kingdom of God ...

25. “Even When I Am Old and Gray, Do Not Forsake Me, My God”

Psalm 71:1-24

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C. Hassell Bullock

... people were tied together by familial bonds that had implications for social life. If one member of the family fell into disrepute, the whole family shared in the dishonor (see Gen. 34:25–31). Next to death itself, to be “covered with scorn and disgrace” (71:13) was the worst curse that could befall a person.4 The psalmist articulates another concept that is often expressed in the Old Testament, that God causes weal and woe: “Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter” (71:20a). In ...

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