πρόσκομμαpróskomma

Meanings

Same root

• προσκόπτωproskóptō · G4350to strike at, i.e. surge against (as water); specially, to stub on, i.e. trip up (literally or figuratively)

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

• Romans 9:32 Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.
• Romans 9:33 God warned them of this in the Scriptures when he said, “I am placing a stone in Jerusalem that makes people stumble, a rock that makes them fall. But anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.”
• Romans 14:13 So let’s stop condemning each other. Decide instead to live in such a way that you will not cause another believer to stumble and fall.
• Romans 14:20 Don’t tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble.
• 1 Corinthians 8:9 But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble.
• 1 Peter 2:8 And, “He is the stone that makes people stumble, the rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them.