Bible Verses about “decision making”
The Bible contains 50 verses about decision making across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
“¶ Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
“Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
“¶ Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
“¶ A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”
“¶ [Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”
“¶ The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness.”
“¶ Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
“¶ A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.”
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”
“A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.”
“¶ Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.”
“¶ And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
“¶ A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.”
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
“¶ And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:”
“¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.”
“¶ The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof [is] of the LORD.”
“¶ [He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.”
“¶ Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”
“¶ Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
“¶ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”
“¶ When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”
“¶ The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.”
“¶ Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.”
“¶ He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame unto him.”
“¶ Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.”
“‹I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.›”
“¶ The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.”
“¶ The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.”
“¶ Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.”
“¶ A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”
“¶ All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.”
“¶ He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.”
“¶ An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.”
“¶ How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!”
“¶ A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city: and [their] contentions [are] like the bars of a castle.”
“¶ Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.”
“¶ A just weight and balance [are] the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag [are] his work.”
“¶ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.”
“¶ Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour [is] humility.”
“¶ The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD.”
“He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.”
“In the light of the king's countenance [is] life; and his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.”
“¶ A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.”