56 Bible Verses about Paths

Consider well and watch carefully the path of your feet,
And all your ways will be steadfast and sure.

In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him,
And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].

Thus says the Lord,
“Stand by the roads and look; ask for the ancient paths,
Where the good way is; then walk in it,
And you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’

I have instructed you in the way of [skillful and godly] wisdom;
I have led you in upright paths.

Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not go the way of evil men.

Her ways are highways of pleasantness and favor,
And all her paths are peace.

For her house leads down to death
And her paths lead to the dead;

So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],
And keep to the paths of the righteous.

Whose paths are crooked,
And who are devious in their ways;

From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;

‘Every ravine shall be filled up,
And every mountain and hill shall be leveled;
And the crooked [places] shall be made straight,
And the rough roads smooth;

He guards the paths of justice;
And He preserves the way of His saints (believers).

Your way [of escape for Your people] was through the sea,
And Your paths through the great waters,
And Your footprints were not traceable.

‘You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will fill me [infusing my soul] with joy with Your presence.’

The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,
Whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

“I will lead the blind by a way they do not know;
I will guide them in paths that they do not know.
I will make darkness into light before them
And rugged places into plains.
These things I will do [for them],
And I will not leave them abandoned or undone.”

And many nations shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob,
That He may teach us about His ways
And that we may walk in His paths.”
For the law shall go forward from Zion,
And the word of the Lord [the revelation about Him and His truth] from Jerusalem.

Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him],
And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].

And many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house (temple) of the God of Jacob;
That He may teach us His ways
And that we may walk in His paths.”
For the law will go out from Zion
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Nun.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

Cut through and make smooth, straight paths for your feet [that are safe and go in the right direction], so that the leg which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather may be healed.

Let me know Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.

The way of the righteous [those in right-standing with God—living in moral and spiritual integrity] is smooth and level;
O Upright One, make a level path for the just and righteous.

You crown the year with Your bounty,
And Your paths overflow.

Concerning the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips
I have kept away from the paths of the violent.

They do not know the way of peace,
And there is no justice in their tracks.
They have made them into crooked paths;
Whoever walks on them does not know peace.

Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart
And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

“Therefore, behold, I [the Lord God] will hedge up her way with thorns;
And I will build a wall against her [shutting off her way] so that she cannot find her paths.

‘Yet My people have forgotten Me;
They burn incense to worthless gods,
They have stumbled from their ways
From the ancient roads,
To walk in pathways,
Not on a highway,

“I, [Wisdom, continuously] walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,

On the top of the heights beside the way,
Where the paths meet, wisdom takes her stand;

“He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass,
And He has set darkness upon my paths.

Teach me to do Your will [so that I may please You],
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

All the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and goodness and truth and faithfulness
To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and decisions and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways!

A voice of one is calling out,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness [remove the obstacles];
Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.

A voice of one shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”

Let their way be dark and slippery,
With the angel of the Lord pursuing and harassing them.

He has blocked my ways with cut stone;
He has made my paths crooked.

My son, do not walk on the road with them;
Keep your foot [far] away from their path,

“You also put my feet in the stocks [as punishment]
And [critically] observe all my paths;
You set a circle and limit around the soles of my feet [which I must not overstep],

“Listen carefully, I am about to do a new thing,
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even put a road in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.

“Therefore their way will be to them like slippery paths
In the dark; they will be pushed and fall into them;
For I will bring disaster on them,
In the year of their punishment,” says the Lord.

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
Greed takes away the lives of its possessors.

O Lord, I know that the path of [life of] a man is not in himself;
It is not within [the limited ability of] man [even one at his best] to choose and direct his steps [in life].

He refreshes and restores my soul (life);
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
for His name’s sake.

None who go to her return again,
Nor do they regain the paths of life—

This is the one who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the road for the Lord,
Make His highways straight (level, direct)!’”

You enlarge the path beneath me and make my steps secure,
So that my feet will not slip.

But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.