49 Bible Verses about Direction
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Jehovah shall cause your enemies that rise up against you to be stricken before your face. They shall come out against you one way, and flee before you seven ways.
Jehovah shall cause you to be stricken before your enemies. You shall go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them. And you shall be a trembling to all the kingdoms of the earth.
And He drove out the man. And He placed cherubs at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
and it is turned around by His guidance, so that they may do whatever He commands them on the face of the world in the earth.
When they went, they went on their four sides; and they did not turn when they went.
How is it, the way the light is distributed, and how does the east wind spread itself on the earth?
A man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
And after Lot was separated from him, Jehovah said to Abram, Lift up your eyes now and look from the place where you are northward and southward, and eastward and westward.
So they are to you with whom you labored, your merchants from your youth. Each one wanders to his own way; none shall save you.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you, My eye shall be on you.
When they went, they went on their four sides. They did not turn as they went, for to the place where the head faces, after it they went. They did not turn as they went.
All Scripture is God-breathed, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He will.
And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up and looked and said, Nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
Where there is no wisdom, the people fall; but in the multitude of wise men there is safety.
And the cows took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, going along the highway, lowing as they went. And they did not turn aside to the right or to the left. And the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
Wherever the spirit was to go, there they went; there the spirit was to go, and the wheels were lifted up along with them. For the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah. And he went down to Joppa. And he found a ship going to Tarshish. And he gave its fare, and went down into it, in order to go with them to Tarshish, away from the sight of Jehovah.
For as the lightning comes out of the east and shines even to the west, so also will be the coming of the Son of Man.
As for my people, children are their taskmasters, and women rule over them. Oh my people, your rulers cause you to go astray and destroy the way of your paths.
Rise up and walk through the land, in the length of it and in the breadth of it, for I will give it to you.
for Your eyes to be open toward this house night and day, toward the place of which You have said, My name shall be there; to listen to the prayer which Your servant shall pray toward this place.
of the sons of Asaph, Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons under the hands of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king.
As you do not know what is the way of the spirit, as how the bones grow in the pregnant woman's womb; even so you do not know the works of God who makes all.
For I am pressed together by the two: having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better.
And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said to David, Go up! For I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.
But you turn and pull up into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.
You shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and a tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in Jehovah and shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Wisdom is before him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so, and what will you do at the end of it?
Yea, He loved the people. All His saints are in Your hand, and they sat down at Your feet. Everyone shall receive of Your words.
Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, so that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body.
Yet, as to what we have already attained, let us walk in the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces there, saying, Come and let us join ourselves to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant never to be forgotten.
And they received the men because of their provisions, and did not ask at the mouth of Jehovah.
At that time it shall be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind from the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of My people, not to sift nor to cleanse.
And Jehoshaphat feared and set himself to seek Jehovah, and called for a fast throughout all Judah.
passing through the street near her corner. And he went the way to her house,
Behold also the ships being so great, and driven by fierce winds, yet they are turned about with a very small rudder, where the impulse of him steering desires.
From Thematic Bible
Direction » What gate to enter into
Go in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many there are who go in through it.
And one said to Him, Lord, are the ones being saved few? And He said to them, Strive to enter in at the narrow gate. For I say to you, many will seek to enter in and shall not be able.
Topics on Direction
Changing Direction
Genesis 24:49And now if you will deal kindly and truthfully with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me so that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.
Divine Direction
Numbers 9:23At the command of Jehovah they encamped, and at the command of Jehovah they pulled up stakes. They kept the charge of Jehovah at the command of Jehovah by the hand of Moses.