48 Bible Verses about Direction

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Deuteronomy 28:7

By the power of the Lord, those who take arms against you will be overcome before you: they will come out against you one way, and will go in flight from you seven ways.

Deuteronomy 28:25

The Lord will let you be overcome by your haters: you will go out against them one way, and you will go in flight before them seven ways: you will be the cause of fear among all the kingdoms of the earth.

Genesis 3:24

So he sent the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden he put winged ones and a flaming sword turning every way to keep the way to the tree of life.

1 Chronicles 25:6

All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.

Job 37:12

And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

Ezekiel 1:17

The four of them went straight forward without turning to one side.

Job 38:24

Which is the way to the place where the wind is measured out, and the east wind sent out over the earth?

Ecclesiastes 10:2

The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.

Genesis 13:14

And the Lord had said to Abram, after Lot was parted from him, From this place where you are take a look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west:

Isaiah 47:15

Small profit have you had from those who, from your earliest days, got great profit out of you; they have gone in flight, every one straight before him, and you have no saviour.

Ezekiel 10:11

When they were moving, they went on their four sides without turning; they went after the head in the direction in which it was looking; they went without turning.

Psalm 119:59

I gave thought to my steps, and my feet were turned into the way of your unchanging word.

1 Kings 18:43

And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times.

1 Samuel 6:12

And the cows took the straight way, by the road to Beth-shemesh; they went by the highway, not turning to the right or to the left, and the sound of their voices was clear on the road; and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the edge of Beth-shemesh.

Ezekiel 1:20

Wherever the spirit was to go they went; and the wheels were lifted up by their side: for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.

Jonah 1:3

And Jonah got up to go in flight to Tarshish, away from the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and saw there a ship going to Tarshish: so he gave them the price of the journey and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.

Isaiah 3:12

As for my people, their ruler is acting like a child, and those who have authority over them are women. O my people, your guides are the cause of your wandering, turning your footsteps out of the right way.

Genesis 13:17

Come, go through all the land from one end to the other for I will give it to you.

1 Kings 8:29

That your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My name will be there; hearing the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.

1 Chronicles 25:2

Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asharelah, sons of Asaph; under the direction of Asaph, acting as a prophet under the orders of the king;

Ecclesiastes 11:5

As you have no knowledge of the way of the wind, or of the growth of the bones in the body of her who is with child, even so you have no knowledge of the works of God who has made all.

2 Samuel 5:19

And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.

Deuteronomy 1:40

But as for you, go back, journeying into the waste land by the way of the Red Sea.

Isaiah 41:16

You will send the wind over them, and it will take them away; they will go in all directions before the storm-wind: you will have joy in the Lord, and be glad in the Holy One of Israel.

Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets give false words and the priests give decisions by their direction; and my people are glad to have it so: and what will you do in the end?

Deuteronomy 33:3

All his holy ones are at his hand; they go at his feet; they are lifted up on his wings.

James 3:3

Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies.

Jeremiah 50:5

They will be questioning about the way to Zion, with their faces turned in its direction, saying, Come, and be united to the Lord in an eternal agreement which will be kept in mind for ever.

Joshua 9:14

And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.

Jeremiah 4:11

At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A burning wind from the open hilltops in the waste land is blowing on the daughter of my people, not for separating or cleaning the grain;

2 Chronicles 20:3

Then Jehoshaphat, in his fear, went to the Lord for directions, and gave orders all through Judah for the people to go without food.

Proverbs 7:8

Walking in the street near the turn of her road, going on the way to her house,

James 3:4

And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it.

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Direction » What gate to enter into

Matthew 7:13

Go in by the narrow door; for wide is the door and open is the way which goes to destruction, and great numbers go in by it.

Luke 13:23-24

And someone said to him, Lord, will only a small number have salvation? And he said to them, Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.

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Changing Direction

Genesis 24:49

And now, say if you will do what is good and right for my master or not, in order that it may be clear to me what I have to do.

Divine Direction

Numbers 9:23

At the word of the Lord they put up their tents, and at the word of the Lord they went forward on their journey: they kept the orders of the Lord as he gave them by Moses.

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