'Lead' in the Bible

Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said, “The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.”

The Lord was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.

“You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them;They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

But go now, lead the people where I told you. Behold, My angel shall go before you; nevertheless in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin.”

Then he said to Him, “If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here.

who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the Lord will not be like sheep which have no shepherd.”

only the gold and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin and the lead,

Then all the wicked and worthless men among those who went with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away and depart.”

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel and Azaziah, to lead with lyres tuned to the sheminith.

“And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day,And with a pillar of fire by nightTo light for them the wayIn which they were to go.

and let the robe and the horse be handed over to one of the king’s most noble princes and let them array the man whom the king desires to honor and lead him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor.’”

“That with an iron stylus and leadThey were engraved in the rock forever!

“Can you lead forth a constellation in its season,And guide the Bear with her satellites?

O Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes;Make Your way straight before me.

Lead me in Your truth and teach me,For You are the God of my salvation;For You I wait all the day.

Teach me Your way, O Lord,And lead me in a level pathBecause of my foes.

For You are my rock and my fortress;For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me.

These things I remember and I pour out my soul within me.For I used to go along with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God,With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.

O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me;Let them bring me to Your holy hillAnd to Your dwelling places.

Who will bring me into the besieged city?Who will lead me to Edom?

From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint;Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

You led Your people like a flockBy the hand of Moses and Aaron.

For the choir director; set to El Shoshannim; Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel,You who lead Joseph like a flock;You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!

Who will bring me into the besieged city?Who will lead me to Edom?

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways,The Lord will lead them away with the doers of iniquity.Peace be upon Israel.

Even there Your hand will lead me,And Your right hand will lay hold of me.

And see if there be any hurtful way in me,And lead me in the everlasting way.

Teach me to do Your will,For You are my God;Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

For her house sinks down to deathAnd her tracks lead to the dead;

The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage,But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

“I would lead you and bring youInto the house of my mother, who used to instruct me;I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.

O My people! Their oppressors are children,And women rule over them.O My people! Those who guide you lead you astrayAnd confuse the direction of your paths.

And the wolf will dwell with the lamb,And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together;And a little boy will lead them.

so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

Like a shepherd He will tend His flock,In His arm He will gather the lambsAnd carry them in His bosom;He will gently lead the nursing ewes.

“I will lead the blind by a way they do not know,In paths they do not know I will guide them.I will make darkness into light before themAnd rugged places into plains.These are the things I will do,And I will not leave them undone.”

“They will not hunger or thirst,Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down;For He who has compassion on them will lead themAnd will guide them to springs of water.

“I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;I will lead him and restore comfort to him and to his mourners,

As the cattle which go down into the valley,The Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.So You led Your people,To make for Yourself a glorious name.

The bellows blow fiercely,The lead is consumed by the fire;In vain the refining goes on,But the wicked are not separated.

“With weeping they will come,And by supplication I will lead them;I will make them walk by streams of waters,On a straight path in which they will not stumble;For I am a father to Israel,And Ephraim is My firstborn.”

“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver.

As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the furnace to blow fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in My anger and in My wrath and I will lay you there and melt you.

“Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin and lead they paid for your wares.

I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest,” declares the Lord God.

Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray;When they have something to bite with their teeth,They cry, “Peace,”But against him who puts nothing in their mouthsThey declare holy war.

(and behold, a lead cover was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting inside the ephah.”

Then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he threw her down into the middle of the ephah and cast the lead weight on its opening.

‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]

for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard.”

‘And forgive us our sins,For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.And lead us not into temptation.’”

But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him?

It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.

Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.

Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, “Lead this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.”

So he took him and led him to the commander and *said, “Paul the prisoner called me to him and asked me to lead this young man to you since he has something to tell you.”

Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.

and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,

for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,

Not like the covenant which I made with their fathersOn the day when I took them by the handTo lead them out of the land of Egypt;For they did not continue in My covenant,And I did not care for them, says the Lord.