Bible Verses About Guidance
When you face a decision, Scripture points first to the God who guides. These verses promise His direction, call you to commit your way to Him and describe His word as a lamp for the path.
14 verses about guidance (KJV)
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
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.
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
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.
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Guided journeys on guidance
Go deeper one day at a time: each day is a passage, a reflection, a question and a prayer.
Guidance for Decisions
7 days on seeking God's wisdom
- Day 1: Trust with all your heart — Proverbs 3:5-8“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes…”
- Day 2: A renewed mind — Romans 12:1-2“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not…”
- Day 3: Ask for wisdom — James 1:5-8“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. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he…”
- Day 4: A lamp to my feet — Psalms 119:105-112“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O…”
- Day 5: Many counsellors — Proverbs 15:22“Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.”
- Day 6: Closed doors and open ones — Acts 16:6-10“Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, After they were come to Mysia, they assayed…”
- Day 7: This is the way — Isaiah 30:19-21“For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.…”
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Scripture text: King James Version (public domain).