Bible Verses About Tough Decisions
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for tough decisions, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,444 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 Tough Decisions
Proverbs 3:5-6263 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
John 5:30248 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.
Proverbs 16:1-3392 votes
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
Psalms 119:10591 votes
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
2 Timothy 1:1375 votes
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 4:859 votes
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
2 Corinthians 4:1643 votes
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
1 John 5:1-2142 votes
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
Hebrews 4:1535 votes
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Psalms 30:232 votes
O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Galatians 6:7-932 votes
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
2 Peter 3:930 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Galatians 5:2528 votes
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
John 14:1625 votes
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Galatians 5:22-2324 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
1 Kings 18:2120 votes
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Titus 2:1-1520 votes
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
2 Corinthians 3:1717 votes
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Matthew 6:1415 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Proverbs 11:1-3114 votes
A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.
Ephesians 4:3214 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
1 John 1:914 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 2:214 votes
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Psalms 91:11-1313 votes
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Psalms 139:13-1613 votes
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
What does the Bible say about tough decisions?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 3:5-6 on the subject of tough decisions. Across 1,444 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 5:30, Proverbs 16:1-33, Psalms 119:105. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.