Bible Verses About Guidance

"And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah, and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress of the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall occupy.” And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me."

Nehemiah 2:7-8 ESV

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

1 John 1:9 ESV

"“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!"

Matthew 7:7-11 ESV

"When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come."

John 16:13 ESV

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you."

Psalm 32:8 ESV

"Plans are established by seeking advice; so if you wage war, obtain guidance."

Proverbs 20:18 NIV

"For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers."

Proverbs 11:14 NIV

"let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—"

Proverbs 1:5 NIV

"Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,"

1 Chronicles 10:13 NIV

"King Ahaz then gave these orders to Uriah the priest: “On the large new altar, offer the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, and the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offering. Splash against this altar the blood of all the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar for seeking guidance.”"

2 Kings 16:15 NIV