Definition and Context:
Projection, in a psychological sense, refers to the act of attributing one's own thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person. In a biblical context, projection can be understood as a form of self-deception or misjudgment, where individuals may ascribe their own faults or intentions to others, often leading to misunderstanding and conflict.

Biblical Instances and Principles:
While the Bible does not explicitly use the term "projection," the concept can be seen in various narratives and teachings. One notable example is found in the account of King David and Nathan the prophet. After David's sin with Bathsheba, Nathan tells David a parable about a rich man who unjustly takes a poor man's lamb. David, unaware that the account is about him, becomes angry and condemns the man, projecting his own guilt onto the character in the parable. Nathan then reveals, "You are the man!" (2 Samuel 12:7), highlighting David's projection and prompting his repentance.

Moral and Ethical Implications:
Projection can lead to false judgments and accusations, which are cautioned against in Scripture. Jesus teaches about the dangers of judging others without self-reflection: "Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?" (Matthew 7:3). This teaching underscores the importance of self-awareness and humility, encouraging believers to examine their own hearts before casting judgment on others.

Related Concepts:
· Self-Deception: Projection is closely related to self-deception, where individuals fail to recognize their own faults. Jeremiah 17:9 states, "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" This verse highlights the human tendency to deceive oneself, which can manifest as projection.

· Hypocrisy: Projection often leads to hypocrisy, where individuals criticize others for faults they themselves possess. Jesus warns against this behavior, particularly among religious leaders, as seen in Matthew 23:27-28 : "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity."

Practical Application:
Believers are encouraged to practice self-examination and confession to avoid the pitfalls of projection. Psalm 139:23-24 offers a prayerful approach: "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." By seeking God's guidance and being honest about one's own shortcomings, individuals can foster healthier relationships and a more authentic faith journey.

Conclusion:
While the Bible does not directly address the modern psychological concept of projection, its teachings on self-awareness, judgment, and humility provide a framework for understanding and overcoming this tendency. Through introspection and reliance on God's wisdom, believers can strive to align their perceptions and actions with biblical truth.1. (n.) A throwing or shooting forward; a jutting out.

2. (n.) A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building; an extension beyond something else.

3. (n.) The act of scheming or planning; also, that which is planned; contrivance; design; plan.

4. (n.) The representation of something; delineation; plan; especially, the representation of any object on a perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon the plane, each in the direction of a line drawn through it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, the projection of a sphere. The several kinds of projection differ according to the assumed point of sight and plane of projection in each.

5. (n.) Any method of representing the surface of the earth upon a plane.

5247. huperoche -- a projection, eminence
... a projection, eminence. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: huperoche
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-er-okh-ay') Short Definition: superiority, excellence ...
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1851. exoche -- a projection, eminence
... a projection, eminence. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: exoche Phonetic
Spelling: (ex-okh-ay') Short Definition: eminence, distinction Definition ...
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4496. rhipto -- to throw, cast, spec. to throw off, toss
... toss, thus differing from ballo, which denotes a deliberate hurl; and from teino
(see in ekteino), which indicates an extended projection); by qualification ...
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2768. keras -- a horn
... of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: keras Phonetic Spelling: (ker'-as) Short
Definition: a horn Definition: (a) a horn, (b) a horn-like projection at the ...
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1504. eikon -- an image, ie lit. statue, fig. representation
... 1504 (from 1503 , "be like") -- properly, "mirror-like representation," referring
to what is very close in (like a "high-definition" projection, as defined by ...
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7232. rabab -- to multiply ten thousand times
... shoot A primitive root (rather identical with rabab through the idea of projection);
to shoot an arrow -- shoot. see HEBREW rabab. 7231, 7232. rabab. 7232a > ...
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6734. tsitsith -- a tassel, lock
... fringe, lock. Feminine of tsiyts; a floral or wing-like projection, ie A forelock
of hair, a tassel -- fringe, lock. see HEBREW tsiyts. 6733, 6734. ...
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990. beten -- belly, body, womb
... 4), body (11), brothers* (1), depth (1), himself (1), infancy* (1), inward parts
(1), mind (1), parts (1), pregnancy (1), rounded projection (1), stomach (3 ...
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3802. katheph -- shoulder, shoulder blade, side
... clothe; the shoulder (proper, ie Upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the
garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything ...
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Origin of the World; Basilides' Account of the "Sonship. "
... But since it would be absurd to say that any projection of a non-existent God became
anything non-existent (for Basilides altogether shuns and dreads the ...
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Secundus' System of ??ons; Epiphanes; Ptolem??us.
... This Henotes and this Monotes, not by projection (from themselves), sent forth a
principle (that should preside) over all intelligibles; (and this was) both ...
/.../the refutation of all heresies/chapter xxxiii secundus system of aeons.htm

Analysis of Introduction.
... Qualification.6. The Spiritual not the projection upwards of the Natural;
but the Natural the projection downwards of the Spiritual. ...
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On the Trinity
... But how? Who can account for this? Perhaps angelic but not human creatures. I know
what is plausibly said concerning the powers of projection and attraction. ...
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Chaldaean Civilization
... This projection is flanked right and left by rectangular grooves, similar to those
which ornament the facades of the fortresses and brick houses of the Ancient ...
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What was Heard in the Basilica of Peace
... Amid the wide plains of alfa-grass which surround it, with its quadrangular enclosure,
its roads on the projection of the walls behind the battlements, its ...
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Ninth Tractate. Against those that Affirm the Creator of the ...
... For whatever distinction be possible in the Divine between its Intellectual Act
and its Consciousness of that Act, still all must be one projection not unaware ...
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The Greatest Prayer.
... we think. Their meaning is a projection along the lines of our thought
of them, but measurelessly beyond our highest reach. And ...
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Whether one Can Hope for the Eternal Blessedness of Another
... observe that love and hope differ in this, that love denotes a union of the lover
with the loved one, whereas hope denotes a movement or projection of one's ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article three whether one can.htm

'Is it I?'
... We are like a man desperately clutching some rocky projection on the face of a
precipice, who knows that if once he lets go, he will be dashed to pieces. ...
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Projection (3 Occurrences)
... object thrown forward upon the plane, each in the direction of a line drawn through
it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, the projection of a ...
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Overhang (1 Occurrence)
... 4. (n.) In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also,
the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet. ...
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Shoulder (72 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected
with the body or with the shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the ...
/s/shoulder.htm - 37k

Horn (108 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Any natural projection or excrescence from an animal, resembling or thought
to resemble a horn in substance or form; esp.: (a) A projection from the ...
/h/horn.htm - 49k

Kick (8 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which
prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. ...
/k/kick.htm - 10k

Lobe (19 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Any projection or division, especially one of
a somewhat rounded form. 2. (n.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf. ...
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Tongue (160 Occurrences)
... 13. (n.) A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue
of a buckle, or of a balance. 14. (n.) A projection on the ...
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Toe (7 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece,
as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved. 6. (n ...
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Relief (32 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it
is formed. 6. (n.) The appearance of projection given by ...
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Elevation (7 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane
perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane ...
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