What does the Bible say about paths?
Are you feeling a bit lost and unsure about which way to turn in life? I’ve been there, and it’s tough when you feel stuck. But here’s something that’s helped me: inviting God into the journey. When I open my heart to Him, it’s like a weight lifts. Try this, grab your Bible, pray, and just start reading. Ask God to guide you, to show you the path He’s got for you. It’s not always easy to set aside what I want, because let’s be real, my desires can sometimes blur what’s true. But when I lean into His Word and listen in prayer, I find clarity and wisdom I didn’t expect. If you’re saying you want God’s guidance but your Bible’s gathering dust, it’s time to crack it open. He often speaks through those pages. The Scriptures we’ll look at shine a light on how God leads us and why His Word is like a lamp for our steps. Ready to explore together?
Psalm 23:3 (NIV) – “He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.”
Proverbs 3:6 (ESV) – “In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
Psalm 119:105 (NKJV) – “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
Isaiah 26:7 (NASB) – “The way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.”
Proverbs 4:18 (KJV) – “But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”
Psalm 16:11 (NLT) – “You will show me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Proverbs 2:20 (Holman) – “So follow the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.”
Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV) – “This is what the Lord says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.’”
Psalm 25:4 (ESV) – “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.”
Proverbs 5:21 (NKJV) – “For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He ponders all his paths.”
Psalm 17:5 (NASB) – “My steps have held fast to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.”
Isaiah 30:21 (KJV) – “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”
Psalm 119:35 (NLT) – “Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found.”
Proverbs 4:26 (Holman) – “Carefully consider the path for your feet, and all your ways will be established.”
Matthew 7:14 (NIV) – “But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”
Psalm 27:11 (ESV) – “Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.”
Proverbs 15:24 (NKJV) – “The way of life winds upward for the wise, that he may turn away from hell below.”
Psalm 139:3 (NASB) – “You scrutinize my path and my lying down, and are intimately acquainted with all my ways.”
Isaiah 42:16 (KJV) – “And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known.”
Psalm 119:9 (NLT) – “How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word.”
Proverbs 12:28 (Holman) – “In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.”
Psalm 5:8 (NIV) – “Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies—make your way straight before me.”
Job 28:7 (ESV) – “That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon’s eye has not seen it.”
Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV) – “A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.”
Psalm 119:101 (NASB) – “I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Your word.”
Isaiah 2:3 (KJV) – “And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.”
Psalm 25:10 (NLT) – “All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.”
Proverbs 8:20 (Holman) – “I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice.”
Psalm 119:15 (NIV) – “I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.”
Hosea 14:9 (ESV) – “Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.”
Proverbs 3:17 (NKJV) – “Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.”
Psalm 119:59 (NASB) – “I considered my ways and turned my feet to Your testimonies.”
Deuteronomy 5:33 (KJV) – “Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you.”
Psalm 119:3 (NLT) – “They do no wrong but follow his ways.”
Proverbs 4:11 (Holman) – “I am teaching you the way of wisdom; I am guiding you on straight paths.”
Psalm 18:30 (NIV) – “As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.”
Isaiah 48:17 (ESV) – “Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: ‘I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.'”
Proverbs 10:17 (NKJV) – “He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, but he who refuses correction goes astray.”
Psalm 119:128 (NASB) – “Therefore I esteem right all Your precepts concerning everything, I hate every false way.”
Micah 4:2 (KJV) – “And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.”
Psalm 119:14 (NLT) – “I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches.”
Proverbs 15:19 (Holman) – “A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge, but the path of the upright is a highway.”
Psalm 32:8 (NIV) – “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”
Job 24:13 (ESV) – “There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths.”
Proverbs 2:8 (NKJV) – “He guards the paths of justice, and preserves the way of His saints.”
Psalm 119:26 (NASB) – “I have told of my ways, and You have answered me; teach me Your statutes.”
Psalm 119:30 (KJV) – “I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.”
Psalm 143:8 (NLT) – “Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.”
Proverbs 21:8 (Holman) – “A guilty man’s conduct is crooked, but the behavior of the innocent is upright.”
Psalm 119:1 (NIV) – “Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord.”
