49 Bible Verses about Direction

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Deuteronomy 28:7

"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}.

Deuteronomy 28:25

"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.

1 Chronicles 25:6

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.

Job 37:12

And {they} turn around by his guidance to accomplish all that he has commanded them on [the] face of {the habitable world}.

Ezekiel 1:17

When they moved, they went toward their four sides; they did not {veer at all as they went}.

Job 38:24

Where then [is] the way [where] [the] light is distributed, [where] he scatters [the] east wind upon [the] earth?

Ecclesiastes 10:2

The heart of the wise [inclines] to his right, but the heart of the fool [inclines] to his left.

Genesis 13:14

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,

Isaiah 47:15

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.

Ezekiel 10:11

{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.

Psalm 119:59

I think about my ways, and turn my feet to your testimonies.

Proverbs 2:20

So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.

1 Kings 18:43

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.

1 Samuel 6:12

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.

Ezekiel 1:20

{Wherever} the spirit went they would go there, and the wheels rose, for the spirit of the living creatures [was] in the wheels.

Jonah 1:3

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.

Genesis 13:17

Arise, go through the length of the land and through its breadth, for I will give it to you."

1 Kings 8:29

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.

1 Chronicles 25:2

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.

Ecclesiastes 11:5

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.

2 Samuel 5:19

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."

Deuteronomy 1:40

But you turn and set out [in the direction of] the wilderness by way of the {Red Sea}.'

Isaiah 41:16

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.

Proverbs 17:24

He who understands sets [his] face [toward] wisdom, but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.

Jeremiah 5:31

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}?

Deuteronomy 33:3

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}.

James 3:3

And if we put bits in the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we also guide their whole bodies.

Jeremiah 50:5

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.

Joshua 9:14

So the leaders took from their provisions, but {they did not ask direction from Yahweh}.

Jeremiah 4:11

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,

2 Chronicles 20:3

Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek Yahweh. And he called for a fast through all Judah.

Proverbs 7:8

passing on the street {at} her corner, and he takes the road [to] her house,

James 3:4

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.

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Direction » What gate to enter into

Matthew 7:13

"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,

Luke 13:23-24

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 24:49

So 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 9:23

On 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.

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