47 Bible Verses about Decision Making

Crowds, great crowds are in the valley of decision, for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision!

The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

They must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.

The one who gives an answer before he listens -- that is his folly and his shame.

Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

"You are to make a breastpiece for use in making decisions, the work of an artistic designer; you are to make it in the same fashion as the ephod; you are to make it of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the Lord.

This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, those who are always instituting unfair regulations,

The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

Aaron will bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of decision over his heart when he goes into the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually.

Plans fail when there is no counsel, but with abundant advisers they are established.

There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

"Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.

Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.

So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours."

"You are to put the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece of decision; and they are to be over Aaron's heart when he goes in before the Lord. Aaron is to bear the decisions of the Israelites over his heart before the Lord continually.

-- children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband's decision, but by God.

The king then said, "Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!"

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

But Jesus said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?"

When they have a dispute, it comes to me and I decide between a man and his neighbor, and I make known the decrees of God and his laws."

since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways.

A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.

Do you see someone who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

I will build a great temple, for our God is greater than all gods.

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

Who is the one who will condemn? Christ is the one who died (and more than that, he was raised), who is at the right hand of God, and who also is interceding for us.

"Go, tell David, 'This is what the Lord says: I am offering you three forms of judgment. Pick one of them and I will carry it out against you.'"

David said to Gad, "I am very upset! I prefer that we be attacked by the Lord, for his mercy is great; I do not want to be attacked by men!"

For God has put into their minds to carry out his purpose by making a decision to give their royal power to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.

He will give discernment to the one who makes judicial decisions, and strength to those who defend the city from attackers.

Even these men stagger because of wine, they stumble around because of beer -- priests and prophets stagger because of beer, they are confused because of wine, they stumble around because of beer; they stagger while seeing prophetic visions, they totter while making legal decisions.

Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth! Therefore, let your words be few.

It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,

A person's folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the Lord.

The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in the Son

And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this whole law that I am about to share with you today?

Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment."

warn them of the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.