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Bible verses about guidance

Verses for a decision you can't see the far side of.

Passages worth sitting with

7 passages
Proverbs 3:5–6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

"Trust in the Lord... He Will Make Your Paths Straight"

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

"I Will Instruct You in the Way You Should Go"

Isaiah 30:21

And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”

"This Is the Way; Walk in It"

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

"Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet"

James 1:5

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

"If Any of You Lacks Wisdom, Ask God"

Romans 12:1–2

Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

"Be Transformed... to Know God's Will"

Psalm 25:4–5

Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

"Show Me Your Ways, Lord"

More verses that speak to this

Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 23:1

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Isaiah 30:21

And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”

Isaiah 40:11

He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.

Isaiah 42:16

I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.

Exodus 40:34

Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

John 6:37

Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.

John 10:11

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

1 Corinthians 12:27

Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.

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