47 Bible Verses about Decision Making

Commotion, commotion in the valley of decision! For the day of Yahweh [is] near in the valley of decision!

A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.

You must not {be partial} {in your judgment}; hear [out] the small [person] as [also] the great [person]; {do not be intimidated by any person}, because the judgment [is] God's; and the case that is too difficult for you, bring [it] to me, and I will hear it [out].'

He who returns a word before he will hear, folly itself [belongs] to him as well as shame.

A balance and scales of justice [belong] to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag [are] his work.

And you will make a breast piece of judgment, a work of a skilled craftsman; you will make it like the work of the ephod; you will make it of gold, blue and purple and crimson [yarns], and finely twisted linen.

The lot will be cast into the lap, but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.

a proof of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which also you are suffering,

Ah! Those who decree decrees of evil, and writers who have written harm,

To mortals [belong] the plans of the heart, but from Yahweh [comes] the answer of the tongue.

And Aaron will bear the names of the {Israelites} in the breast piece of judgment on his heart, when he comes to the sanctuary, for a remembrance before Yahweh continually.

Plans go wrong when there is no counsel, but with many advisors it will succeed.

Many plans [are] in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.

Therefore I conclude we should not cause difficulty for those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

[It is] a snare to humankind to say rashly "[It is] holy," and after vows, to scrutinize.

And the peace of Christ must rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.

Give to your servant a listening heart to judge your people, to discern between good and bad, because who is able to judge this, your difficult people?"

And you will put the Urim and the Thummim on the breast piece of judgment, and they will be on the heart of Aaron when he comes before Yahweh, and Aaron will bear the judgment of the {Israelites} on his heart before Yahweh continually.

who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.

Then the king said, "Divide the living child into two, and give half to the one and half to the other."

But no one says, 'Where [is] God my Maker, [who] gives songs in the night,

But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"

When {they have an issue}, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make known God's rule and his instructions."

[he is] a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

The {mind} of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.

You see a man who is hasty in his words: [there is more] hope for a fool than him.

Streams of water [are] the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh; {wherever} he will desire, he will turn.

And the house that I am building [will be] great, for our God [is] greater than all gods.

And you will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.

Who [is] the one who condemns? Christ [is] the one who died, and more than that, who was raised, who is also at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

"Go and speak to David, 'Thus says Yahweh, three things I [am] laying on you; choose for yourself one of them and I will do it to you.'"

Then David said to Gad, "I [am] greatly distressed. Please let us fall into the hand of Yahweh, because he [is] great in his compassion; but into the hand of man don't let me fall."

For God put into their hearts to carry out his purpose and to make {a unanimous decision} and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

and a spirit of justice to the one who sits over judgment, and strength [to] those who turn back [the] battle [at the] gate.

And these also stagger because of wine and stagger because of strong drink; priest and prophet stagger because of strong drink; they are confused because of wine. They stagger because of strong drink; they err in vision. They stagger [in the] rendering of a decision,

Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be quick to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you [are] on earth; therefore, let your words be few.

Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with [his] feet {misses the mark}.

Do not befriend an owner of {anger}, and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;

As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.

The plans of the diligent only [lead] to abundance, but all who are hasty, only to want.

because he was well pleased [for] all the fullness to dwell in him,

And what [other] great nation has for it just rules and regulations just like {this whole} law that I [am] setting {before} you {today}?

Do not judge according to outward appearance, but judge according to righteous judgment!"

And you warn them [of] the rules and the instructions, and you make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work that they must do.