Bible Verses About Guidance

King James Version · 14 passages

God does not leave His children to wander. He guides through His Word, His Spirit, wise counsel, and His quiet ordering of our steps. Scripture's promise is not that we will see the whole road, but that we will be led one step at a time by a Shepherd who knows the way home. These passages teach how to seek and follow His leading.

Psalms 32:8

8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. guide...: Heb. counsel thee, mine eye shall be upon thee

See also: Proverbs 3:5 · Psalms 33:18 · Psalms 25:8 · Matthew 11:29

Proverbs 3:5–6

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

See also: Psalms 37:5 · Jeremiah 17:7 · Proverbs 28:26 · Psalms 37:3

Psalms 119:105

105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. lamp: or, candle

See also: Proverbs 6:23 · Psalms 43:3 · Psalms 18:28 · 2 Peter 1:19

Isaiah 30:21

21 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.

See also: Psalms 32:8 · Proverbs 3:5 · Isaiah 58:11 · Isaiah 42:16

Psalms 25:4–5

4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

See also: Psalms 86:11 · Psalms 143:8 · Psalms 27:11 · Proverbs 8:34

Proverbs 16:9

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

Psalms 23:1–3

1 [A Psalm of David.] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. green...: Heb. pastures of tender grass still...: Heb. waters of quietness 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

See also: Philippians 4:19 · John 10:11 · Isaiah 40:11 · John 10:27

John 16:13

13 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.

See also: John 14:26 · 1 Corinthians 2:10 · John 14:17 · John 15:26

Isaiah 58:11

11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. drought: Heb. droughts fail: Heb. lie, or, deceive

See also: John 4:14 · Jeremiah 31:12 · Psalms 32:8 · Isaiah 49:10

Psalms 48:14

14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

See also: Isaiah 58:11 · Psalms 23:3 · Psalms 73:24 · Psalms 25:9

Proverbs 11:14

14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Psalms 37:23–24

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

Psalms 73:24

24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

See also: Psalms 32:8 · Isaiah 58:11 · Proverbs 3:5 · Psalms 48:14

Jeremiah 29:11

11 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. expected...: Heb. end and expectation

See also: Isaiah 55:8 · Psalms 33:11 · Micah 4:12 · Psalms 40:5