'Path' in the Bible

“Dan shall be a [venomous] serpent in the way,A fanged snake in the path,That bites the horse’s heels,So that his rider falls backward.

But the Angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a [stone] wall on this side and a [stone] wall on that side.

“He removes intelligence and understanding from the leaders of the people of the earthAnd makes them wander and move blindly in a pathless waste.

“The path [deep within] no bird of prey knows,And the falcon’s eye has not caught sight of it.

“They break up and clutter my path [upsetting my plans],They profit from my destruction;No one restrains them.

“Who has prepared a channel for the torrents of rain and for the flood,Or a path for the thunderbolt,

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example],Nor stand in the path of sinners,Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).

You will show me the path of life;In Your presence is fullness of joy;In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

Teach me Your way, O Lord,And lead me on a level pathBecause of my enemies [who lie in wait].

Our heart has not turned back,Nor have our steps wandered from Your path,

He leveled a path for His anger [to give it free run];He did not spare their souls from death,But turned over their lives to the plague.

I will set no worthless or wicked thing before my eyes.I hate the practice of those who fall away [from the right path];It will not grasp hold of me.

Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,For I delight in it.

Nun.Your word is a lamp to my feetAnd a light to my path.

You scrutinize my path and my lying down,And You are intimately acquainted with all my ways.

When my spirit was overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness],You knew my path.In the way where I walkThey have hidden a trap for me.

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

Then you will understand righteousness and justice [in every circumstance]And integrity and every good path.

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded [for your path will be clear and open];And when you run, you will not stumble.

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

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.

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

So that she does not think [seriously] about the path of life;Her ways are aimless and unstable; you cannot know where her path leads.

He who learns from instruction and correction is on the [right] path of life [and for others his example is a path toward wisdom and blessing],But he who ignores and refuses correction goes off course [and for others his example is a path toward sin and ruin].

The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise,That he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below.

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.

Indeed, in the path of Your judgments, O Lord,We have waited expectantly for You;Your name, even Your memory, is the desire and deep longing of our souls.

“Get out of the [true] way, turn aside from the path [of God],Stop bothering us with the Holy One of Israel.”

With whom did He consult and who enlightened Him?Who taught Him the path of justice and taught Him knowledgeAnd informed Him of the way of understanding?

This is what the Lord says,He who makes a way through the seaAnd a path through the mighty waters,

They do not crowd each other;Each one marches in his path.When they burst through the defenses (weapons),They do not break ranks.

and as he was sowing, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it up.

These [in the first group] are the ones along the road where the word is sown; but when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

“The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky ate it up.

He said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”