49 Bible Verses about Making Decisions
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Commotion, commotion in the valley of decision! For the day of Yahweh [is] near in the valley of decision!
You must not {be partial} {in your judgment}; hear [out] the small [person] as [also] the great [person]; {do not be intimidated by any person}, because the judgment [is] God's; and the case that is too difficult for you, bring [it] to me, and I will hear it [out].'
To mortals [belong] the plans of the heart, but from Yahweh [comes] the answer of the tongue.
And you will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.
And he said to the judges, "Consider what you are doing, for you are not judging for a man but for Yahweh. Now [he is] with you in speaking justice.
And his {breath} [is] in the fear of Yahweh. And he shall judge not by his eyesight, and he shall rebuke not by {what he hears with} his ears.
And you will make a breast piece of judgment, a work of a skilled craftsman; you will make it like the work of the ephod; you will make it of gold, blue and purple and crimson [yarns], and finely twisted linen.
Yet they seek me day [by] day, and they desire the knowledge of my ways like a nation that {practiced} righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of its God; they ask me for {righteous judgments}, they desire the closeness of God.
"Go and speak to David, 'Thus says Yahweh, three things I [am] laying on you; choose for yourself one of them and I will do it to you.'"
Give to your servant a listening heart to judge your people, to discern between good and bad, because who is able to judge this, your difficult people?"
and a spirit of justice to the one who sits over judgment, and strength [to] those who turn back [the] battle [at the] gate.
The plan of Yahweh stands firm forever, the intents of his heart {from one generation to the next}.
Its rulers judge for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money. But they lean on Yahweh, saying, "[Is] not Yahweh in our midst? Disaster will not come upon us."
[It is] a snare to humankind to say rashly "[It is] holy," and after vows, to scrutinize.
They shall eat from the fruit of their way, and they shall be sated from their own schemes,
Then David said to Gad, "I [am] greatly distressed. Please let us fall into the hand of Yahweh, because he [is] great in his compassion; but into the hand of man don't let me fall."
Many plans [are] in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
a proof of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which also you are suffering,
As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.
But even if I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me.
The {mind} of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.
Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be quick to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you [are] on earth; therefore, let your words be few.
Being partial [to] faces of evil [is] not good, [nor] to subvert the righteous at the judgment.
And the peace of Christ must rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with [his] feet {misses the mark}.
who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.
Then God said to Solomon, "Because this was with your heart and you did not ask for wealth, possessions, honor, and the lives of your enemies, and also did not ask for {long life}, but have asked for wisdom and knowledge that you might judge my people over whom I have made you king,
Many are those who seek the {favor} of a ruler, but from Yahweh {one obtains justice}.
Oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable [are] his judgments and [how] incomprehensible [are] his ways!
Then they put him in custody {so that} [the matter] might be made clear to them in accordance with the mouth of Yahweh.
And these also stagger because of wine and stagger because of strong drink; priest and prophet stagger because of strong drink; they are confused because of wine. They stagger because of strong drink; they err in vision. They stagger [in the] rendering of a decision,
for you will spread out [to the] right and [to the] left. And your descendants will be heir [to the] nations, and they will inhabit desolate towns.
[It is] not {the aged} [who] are wise, or [it is not] [the] elders [who] understand justice.
They band together against [the] life of [the] righteous, and declare [the] blameless guilty of blood.
For they have consulted together {with a unified purpose}. They have made a covenant against you:
" 'You shall not do injustice in judgment; {you shall not show partiality to the powerless}; you shall not give preference {to the powerful}; you shall judge your fellow citizen with justice.
For there is a [proper] time and right [procedure] for every matter, even though the trouble of man [weighs] heavy upon him.
I have chosen [the] faithful way; I have set your ordinances [before me].
Then the king said, "Divide the living child into two, and give half to the one and half to the other."
Now {therefore} amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of Yahweh your God, and Yahweh will relent of the disaster that he has spoken over you.
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