48 Bible Verses about Direction
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
Which is the way to the place where the wind is measured out, and the east wind sent out over the earth?
The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.
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:
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.
I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.
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.
Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:
The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?
I gave thought to my steps, and my feet were turned into the way of your unchanging word.
So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.
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.
When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.
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.
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.
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.
Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
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.
Come, go through all the land from one end to the other for I will give it to you.
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.
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;
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.
I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better:
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.
But as for you, go back, journeying into the waste land by the way of the Red Sea.
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.
Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
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?
All his holy ones are at his hand; they go at his feet; they are lifted up on his wings.
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.
(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)
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.
And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.
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;
Then Jehoshaphat, in his fear, went to the Lord for directions, and gave orders all through Judah for the people to go without food.
Walking in the street near the turn of her road, going on the way to her house,
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.
From Thematic Bible
Direction » What gate to enter into
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.
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.
Topics on Direction
Changing Direction
Genesis 24:49And 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 9:23At 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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