Bible Verses AboutGuidance
Bible verses about Guidance
Seeking guidance is a fundamental human desire, and the Bible offers a profound source of wisdom for navigating life's complexities. Through scripture, we discover that God's guidance isn't a passive concept, but an active, loving presence available to all who seek it with an open heart. These verses illuminate the diverse ways God leads us – through wisdom, discernment, prayer, and the Holy Spirit's prompting. Understanding biblical guidance equips us to make righteous choices, find purpose in our journey, and trust that we are never truly alone on our path. Let these verses be a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your path, revealing the divine direction available to you.
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And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
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Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,
This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.
Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.
And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.
Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.
And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.
Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.
And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.
Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord.
Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the Lord do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.
And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy:
Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.
And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s,
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the Lord.
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.
And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.
And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the Lord hath wrought salvation in Israel.
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
To offer burnt offerings unto the Lord upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel;
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever;
None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.
And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.
But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben–hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.
And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
Reflection
Contemplating Guidance
The Bible offers a wealth of wisdom for those seeking guidance, and the verses explored here represent only a fraction of the direction available within its pages. From Proverbs urging us to seek wisdom and understanding to Psalms emphasizing God's steadfast path, the common thread is clear: surrendering to a higher power leads to clearer vision. Verses like Isaiah 48:17 remind us that God's instruction is for our benefit, not His. Reflecting on these passages should prompt a deeper consideration of our reliance on God's word in daily decision-making. Whether facing monumental life changes or simply navigating daily routines, prayerful consideration of scripture can illuminate the path forward, fostering a life characterized by purpose, peace, and divine direction. Let these verses serve as a constant reminder to seek God's guidance in all aspects of your life.
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