49 Bible Verses about Direction
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"Yahweh will cause your enemies {who rise up against you to be defeated before you}; on one road they shall come out [against] you, but on seven roads they shall flee {before you}.
"Yahweh shall cause you to be defeated {before} your enemies; on one road you shall go {against} them, but you will flee on seven roads {before} them, and you shall become a thing of horror to all of the kingdoms of the earth.
So he drove the man out, and placed cherubim east of the garden of Eden, and {a flaming, turning sword} to guard the way to the tree of life.
All these [were] under the {direction} of their father in the music of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps, and stringed instruments for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman [were] under the {direction} of the king.
And {they} turn around by his guidance to accomplish all that he has commanded them on [the] face of {the habitable world}.
When they moved, they went toward their four sides; they did not {veer at all as they went}.
Where then [is] the way [where] [the] light is distributed, [where] he scatters [the] east wind upon [the] earth?
The heart of the wise [inclines] to his right, but the heart of the fool [inclines] to his left.
And Yahweh said to Abram after Lot had separated from him, "Now, lift up your eyes and look from the place where you [are] to the north, and to the south, and to the east and to the west,
So are to you [those with] whom you have labored, your traders from your youth. They wander, each to his side; there is no one who can save you.
I will instruct you and teach you in [the] way that you should go. I will advise [you] [with] my eye upon you.
{When they went} to the four of their directions [that] they went, they did not change direction {when they went}, for the place [to] which the head turned, they went behind him; they did not change direction at their going.
All scripture [is] inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,
Streams of water [are] the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh; {wherever} he will desire, he will turn.
[Away] from Yahweh are the steps of a strong man, and how will humankind understand his ways?
So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.
Then he said to his servant, "Please go [and] look in the direction of [the] sea." So he went up and looked; then he said, "There is nothing." Then he said, "Go back," seven times.
Where there is no guidance, a nation shall fall, but [there is] safety in an abundance of counsel.
The cows went straight on the way on the road to Beth Shemesh, on the one main road, {lowing as they went}. They did not turn aside to the right or to the left, and the rulers of [the] Philistines [were] walking after them up to the border of Beth Shemesh.
{Wherever} the spirit went they would go there, and the wheels rose, for the spirit of the living creatures [was] in the wheels.
But Jonah set out to flee toward Tarshish from {the presence of} Yahweh. And he went down [to] Joppa and found a merchant ship going [to] Tarshish, and paid her fare, and went on board her to go with them toward Tarshish from {the presence of} Yahweh.
For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
My people--children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, your leaders are misleading [you], and they confuse the course of your paths.
Arise, go through the length of the land and through its breadth, for I will give it to you."
so that your eyes [will] be open to this house night and day, to the place which you said, 'My name will be there,' to hear the prayer that your servant prays toward this place.
for the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied under the hands of the king.
Just as you do not know how the path of the wind [goes], nor how the bones [of a fetus] form in a mother's womb, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
But I am hard pressed {between the two options}, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, {for this is very much better}.
And David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I go up to the Philistines? Will you give them into my hands?" Yahweh said to David, "Go up, for {I will certainly give} [the] Philistines into your hand."
But you turn and set out [in the direction of] the wilderness by way of the {Red Sea}.'
You shall winnow them and [the] wind shall carry them, and [the] tempest shall scatter them. And you yourself shall rejoice in Yahweh; you shall boast in the holy one of Israel.
He who understands sets [his] face [toward] wisdom, but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.
The prophets prophesy {falsely}, and the priests rule {by their own authority}, and my people love [it] so much. But what will you do {when the end comes}?
Moreover, {he loves his people}, all the holy ones [were] in your hand, and they bowed down to your feet, {each one accepted directions from you}.
And if we put bits in the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we also guide their whole bodies.
Only to what we have attained, to the same hold on.
They will ask [the] way [to] Zion, [turning] their faces there. They will come and join themselves to Yahweh [by] {an everlasting covenant} [that] will not be forgotten.
So the leaders took from their provisions, but {they did not ask direction from Yahweh}.
At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, "{A hot wind from the barren heights} in the desert, {in the direction of} the daughter of my people, not to winnow and not to cleanse,
Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek Yahweh. And he called for a fast through all Judah.
passing on the street {at} her corner, and he takes the road [to] her house,
Behold also ships: [although they] are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot wishes.
I am not afraid of the ten thousands of people who all around have set themselves against me.
From Thematic Bible
Direction » What gate to enter into
"Enter through the narrow gate, because broad [is] the gate and spacious [is] the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it,
And someone said to him, "Lord, {are there only} a few who are saved?" And he said to them, "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able to,
Topics on Direction
Changing Direction
Genesis 24:49So now, {if you are going to deal loyally and truly} with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, so that I may turn to [the] right or to [the] left."
Divine Direction
Numbers 9:23On the {command of Yahweh} they encamped, and on the {command of Yahweh} they set out. They kept the requirement of Yahweh, on the {command of Yahweh} in the hand of Moses.