Stumbling Block

stum·bling block

ˈstəmb(ə)liNG ˌbläk/

noun

1. a circumstance that causes difficulty or hesitation.

   "bashfulness is a great stumbling block to some men"

   synonyms:

   obstacle, hurdle, barrier, bar, hindrance, impediment, handicap, disadvantage;

2. Strong's Concordance

   mikshol: a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, a stumbling block

   Original Word: מִכְשׁוֹל
   Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
   Transliteration: mikshol
   Phonetic Spelling: (mik-shole')
   Short Definition: block

   NAS Exhaustive Concordance

   Word Origin
   from kashal
   Definition
   a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, a stumbling block
   NASB Translation
   fall (1), obstacle (2), occasion of stumbling (1), stumble (2), stumbling block (6), stumbling blocks (1), troubled (1).

Is 57:14- And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

Ezekiel 3:20-

Again, When a righteous mandoth 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.

Ezekiel 7: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 wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

Romans 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

Romans 14:13 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.

I Corinthians 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

1 Cor 8:9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

Rev 2:14 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.

Hebrew Bible. The origin of the metaphor is the prohibition of putting a stumbling block before the blind (Leviticus 19:14). ... In the Septuagint Psalms 140:9 astumbling block means anything that leads to sin.

Be a good example and role model! Someone is always watching you! Be fruitful, just, merciful, loving and forgiving! Be Christ Like! Be encouraging and uplifting to your brothers and sisters! Lord knows we all need it! Don't lead others to sin, but to repentance and holiness!

We can love all, but choose to stay close to those who will help us on our journey to heaven not hinder it!

Matthew 18:5-7 21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in My name, receiveth Me.

6 But whoso shall cause one of these little ones who believe in Me to fall, it were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

7 “Woe unto the world because of offenses! For it must happen that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.