14 Bible Verses About Direction

Psalm 32:8

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

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I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

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I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

Proverbs 3:5–6

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5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

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5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Psalm 37:23

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The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.

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The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

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A man’s steps are established by the LORD. He delights in his way.

Jeremiah 29:11

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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

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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.

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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says the LORD, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Psalm 37:23–24

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23The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. 24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

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23The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. 24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

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23A man’s steps are established by the LORD. He delights in his way. 24Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for the LORD holds him up with his hand.

Jeremiah 33:3

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Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

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Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

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‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’

Job 33:14–15

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14For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices. 15In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,

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14For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

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14For God speaks once, yes twice, though man pays no attention. 15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumbering on the bed,

Psalm 119:105

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

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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

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

Proverbs 16:1–2

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1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD. 2All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.

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1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. 2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

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1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. 2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the motives.

Proverbs 16:9

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A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

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A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

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A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

Isaiah 30:21

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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.”

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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.

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and when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way. Walk in it.”

Isaiah 43:16–19

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16Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, 17who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: 18“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old. 19Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

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16Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. 18Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 19Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

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16The LORD, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters, 17who brings out the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched like a wick) says: 18“Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old. 19Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 48:17–18

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17Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go. 18If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.

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17Thus 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. 18O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

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17The LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go. 18Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

Jeremiah 1:7–8

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7But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. 8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

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7But 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. 8Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

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7But the LORD said to me, “Don’t say, ‘I am a child;’ for you must go to whomever I send you, and you must say whatever I command you. 8Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says the LORD.

14 Bible Verses About Direction

Psalm 32:8

Proverbs 3:5–6

Psalm 37:23

Jeremiah 29:11

Psalm 37:23–24

Jeremiah 33:3

Job 33:14–15

Psalm 119:105

Proverbs 16:1–2

Proverbs 16:9

Isaiah 30:21

Isaiah 43:16–19

Isaiah 48:17–18

Jeremiah 1:7–8

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