54 Bible Verses about guidance

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye upon you.

You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to honor and glory.

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

Guide me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
For You [and only You] I wait [expectantly] all the day long.

He leads the humble in justice,
And He teaches the humble His way.

I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night.

The wise will hear and increase their learning,
And the person of understanding will acquire wise counsel and the skill [to steer his course wisely and lead others to the truth],

“And the Lord will continually guide you,
And satisfy your soul in scorched and dry places,
And give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.

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.

Where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained;
But happy and blessed is he who keeps the law [of God].

“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.”

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].

Where there is no [wise, intelligent] guidance, the people fall [and go off course like a ship without a helm],
But in the abundance of [wise and godly] counselors there is victory.

For this is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will be our guide even until death.

The [presence of the] Lord was going before them by day in a pillar (column) of cloud to lead them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, so that they could travel by day and by night.

All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both publicly and privately—behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage];

Leave them alone; they are blind guides [leading blind followers]. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

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].

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

For by wise guidance you can wage your war,
And in an abundance of [wise] counselors there is victory and safety.

“Its direction is turned around by His guidance,
That it may do whatever He commands it
On the face of the inhabited earth.

And those who have turned back from following the Lord,
And those who have not sought the Lord [as their most important need] or inquired of Him.”

The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the Lord,
And He delights in his way [and blesses his path].

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness and patience of Christ.

Plans are established by counsel;
So make war [only] with wise guidance.

Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.

Without consultation and wise advice, plans are frustrated,
But with many counselors they are established and succeed.

“Behold, I am going to send an Angel before you to keep and guard you on the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

Let the peace of Christ [the inner calm of one who walks daily with Him] be the controlling factor in your hearts [deciding and settling questions that arise]. To this peace indeed you were called as members in one body [of believers]. And be thankful [to God always].

Who leaves the companion (husband) of her youth,
And forgets the covenant of her God.

Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For I trust in You.
Teach me the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.

“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who says to the wooden image, ‘Awake!’
And to the speechless stone, ‘Arise!’
And that is your teacher?
Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
And there is no breath at all inside it.

But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth [full and complete truth]. For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father—the message regarding the Son], and He will disclose to you what is to come [in the future].

And he said, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show lovingkindness (faithfulness) to my master Abraham.

Because of the tender mercy of our God,
With which the Sunrise (the Messiah) from on high will dawn and visit us,

A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge strengthens his power;

“You in Your lovingkindness and goodness have led the people whom You have redeemed;
In Your strength You have guided them with care to Your holy habitation.

They [both] will bear the punishment of their wickedness; the sin of the [counterfeit] prophet will be the same as the sin of the [hypocritical] inquirer,

Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.

O Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies;
Make Your way straight (direct, right) before me.

When the people [instead of trusting God] say to you, “Consult the mediums [who try to talk to the dead] and the soothsayers who chirp and whisper and mutter,” should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?

This also comes from the Lord of hosts,
Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great.

Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.

Then Moses said, “Please do not leave us, for you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us [as we make our trek through the desert].

But if you are guided and led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the Law.