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15 Bible Verses About Choosing The Right Path

Introduction:

Choosing the right path in life can be a difficult task, especially when we are faced with multiple options. It can be easy to become overwhelmed and unsure of which direction to take. However, the Bible provides guidance and wisdom on how to choose the right path in life.

In this blog post, we will explore 15 Bible verses from the New King James Version (NKJV) that speak to the topic of choosing the right path and provide insight into how we can trust in God’s guidance when making decisions about our life’s direction.

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Bible Verses On Choosing The Right Path:

  1. Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
  2. Psalm 25:4-5 – “Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.”
  3. Isaiah 30:21 – “Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left.”
  4. Proverbs 16:9 – “A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.”
  5. Psalm 37:23 – “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way.”
  6. Proverbs 3:6 – “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
  7. Proverbs 4:11-12 – “I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, and when you run, you will not stumble.”
  8. Psalm 32:8 – “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.”
  9. Isaiah 42:16 – “I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, and not forsake them.”
  10. Psalm 143:8-10 – “Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for in You do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You. Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies; in You I take shelter.”
  11. Proverbs 20:24 – “A man’s steps are of the Lord; how then can a man understand his own way?”
  12. James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
  13. Proverbs 14:12 – “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.”
  14. Psalm 119:105 – “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
  15. Isaiah 55:8-9 – “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than yours, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

Conclusion:

These 15 Bible verses remind us that God is sovereign and that He has a plan for our lives. They encourage us to trust in Him, seek His wisdom, and rely on His guidance when making decisions about our life’s direction.

They also remind us that our ways may not be in line with God’s ways and that we should be open to His leading, even if it takes us in a different direction than we had planned.

The Bible also encourages us to ask for wisdom, to be mindful of the counsel and advice of others, and to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in making decisions about our life’s direction.

By following these verses, we can make decisions that are in alignment with God’s will for our lives and have peace knowing that we are walking on the path that God has chosen for us.

Pastor Duke Taber
Pastor Duke Taber

Pastor Duke Taber

All articles have been written or reviewed by Pastor Duke Taber.
Pastor Duke Taber is an alumnus of Life Pacific University and Multnomah Biblical Seminary.
He has been in pastoral ministry since 1988.
Today he is the owner and managing editor of 3 successful Christian websites that support missionaries around the world.
He is currently starting a brand new church in Mesquite NV called Mesquite Worship Center, a Non-Denominational Spirit Filled Christian church in Mesquite Nevada.