Bible Verses About Direction
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for direction, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 7,846 votes, led by Proverbs 3:5-6. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Direction
Proverbs 3:5-6684 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Psalms 32:8618 votes
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Psalms 37:23424 votes
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.
Jeremiah 29:11392 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Isaiah 11:2279 votes
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
Jeremiah 33:3253 votes
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Psalms 37:23-24204 votes
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.
Jeremiah 1:7-8183 votes
But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Proverbs 16:9177 votes
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
Proverbs 16:1-2170 votes
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
Job 33:14-15160 votes
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
Isaiah 43:16-19147 votes
Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Psalms 23:3137 votes
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psalms 119:105133 votes
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Isaiah 30:21132 votes
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Isaiah 48:17-18132 votes
Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
Psalms 94:12-14122 votes
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;
John 6:35111 votes
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Deuteronomy 1:32-33106 votes
Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God,
Proverbs 3:694 votes
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Romans 12:286 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
James 1:585 votes
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
John 5:3083 votes
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
Psalms 90:1280 votes
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
John 16:1378 votes
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
What does the Bible say about direction?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 3:5-6 on the subject of direction. Across 7,846 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 32:8, Psalms 37:23, Jeremiah 29:11. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.