Genesis 38:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

Lest we be ashamed Either, 1st, Lest his sin should come to be known publicly; or, 2d, Lest he should be laughed at as a fool for trusting a whore with his signet and his bracelets. He expresses no concern about the sin, only about the shame. There are many who are more solicitous to preserve their reputation with men, than to secure the favour of God; lest we be ashamed, goes further with them than lest we be damned.

Genesis 38:23

23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed:f behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.