36 verses contain “STUMBLING” (in the KJV: 24, in the BSB: 29) — showing 1–36
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Thou shalt not
curse the
deaf, nor put a
stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
You must not
curse the
deaf or place a
stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death:
wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
If thou
forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those
stumbling toward the slaughter.
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of
stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a
gin and for a
snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of
stumbling and a rock of
offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a
trap and a
snare.
But they also have
erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have
erred through strong drink, they are
swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they
err in vision, they
stumble in judgment.
These also
stagger from wine and
stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets
reel from strong drink and are
befuddled by wine. They
stumble because of strong drink,
muddled in their visions and
stumbling in their judgments.
But the word of the LORD was unto them
precept upon
precept,
precept upon
precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and
snared, and taken.
Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every
obstacle out of the way of My people.”
Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay
stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be
staggered; friends and neighbors will perish.”
Again, When a righteous man
doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a
stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him
warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a
stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not
warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.
They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their
bowels: because it is the
stumblingblock of their iniquity.
They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.
Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked
stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I
consult with them in any way?
Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;
Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any
Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked
stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great
idolatry,
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the
stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to
enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
For when any
Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked
stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.
Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.
Because they ministered before their idols and became a
stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I
swore with an
uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD.
I will
consume man and beast; I will
consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the
stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
“I will
sweep away man and beast; I will
sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me,
Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me,
Satan! You are a
stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but
woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These
stumbling blocks must come, but
woe to the man through whom they come!
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but
woe unto him, through whom they come!
Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that
stumbling blocks will come, but
woe to the one through whom they come!
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they
stumbled at that
stumblingstone;
Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They
stumbled over the
stumbling stone,
As it is written, Behold, I lay in
Sion a
stumblingstone and rock of offence: and
whosoever believeth on him shall not be
ashamed.
as it is written: “See, I lay in
Zion a stone of
stumbling and a rock of
offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
And David saith, Let their table be made a
snare, and a
trap, and a
stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
And David says: “May their table become a
snare and a
trap, a
stumbling block and a
retribution to them.
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any
stumbling block or
obstacle in your brother’s way.
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
But take
heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a
stumblingblock to them that are weak.
Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
And a stone of
stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which
stumble at the word, being
disobedient:
whereunto also they were appointed.
and, “A stone of
stumbling and a rock of
offense.” They
stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of
stumbling in him.
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Now to Him who is able to keep you from
stumbling and to present you
unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of
Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a
stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit
fornication.
But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of
Balaam, who taught Balak to place a
stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
Therefore even upon the idols of the Gentiles shall there be a
visitation: because in the creature of God they are become an
abomination, and
stumblingblocks to the souls of men, and a
snare to the feet of the unwise.
Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.
It is a
stumblingblock unto them that sacrifice unto it, and every
fool shall be taken
therewith.
For the eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, he is their mighty protection and strong stay, a defence from heat, and a cover from the sun at
noon, a preservation from
stumbling, and an help from falling.
As his ways are plain unto the holy; so are they stumblingblocks unto the wicked.