100 Bible Verses about Making the Right Decision

Here are 100 Bible verses about making the right decision, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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Psalm 32:8 KJV

⁸ I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

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Proverbs 11:14 KJV

¹⁴ Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

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Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

¹¹ 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.

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James 1:5 KJV

⁵ 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.

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Philippians 4:6-7 KJV

⁶ Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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Philippians 4:7 KJV

⁷ And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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Proverbs 14:12 KJV

¹² There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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Isaiah 30:21 KJV

²¹ 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.

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Proverbs 15:22 KJV

²² Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

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Romans 12:2 KJV

² And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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Jeremiah 33:3 KJV

³ Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

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Proverbs 18:15 KJV

¹⁵ The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

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Romans 12:12 KJV

¹² Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

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1 Kings 3:9 KJV

⁹ Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

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Proverbs 16:9 KJV

⁹ A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

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Proverbs 2:6 KJV

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

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Proverbs 12:15 KJV

¹⁵ The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

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1 Corinthians 13:10 KJV

¹⁰ But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

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Proverbs 16:3 KJV

³ Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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Psalm 16:11 KJV

¹¹ Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

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1 Peter 3:15 KJV

¹⁵ But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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Psalm 37:5 KJV

⁵ Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

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Joel 3:14 KJV

¹⁴ Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

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Matthew 9:29 KJV

²⁹ Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

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Matthew 16:19 KJV

¹⁹ And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

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Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV

¹⁹ I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

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Psalm 1:1-6 KJV

¹ Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ² But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. ³ And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he …

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Proverbs 2:6-8 KJV

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. ⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. ⁸ He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

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Luke 10:41-42 KJV

⁴¹ And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: ⁴² But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

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Psalm 119:105 KJV

¹⁰⁵ Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

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Proverbs 19:20-21 KJV

²⁰ Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. ²¹ There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

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James 3:17 KJV

¹⁷ 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.

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Isaiah 2:1-22 KJV

¹ The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. ² And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. ³ 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 …

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Joshua 1:9 KJV

⁹ Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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Proverbs 19:20 KJV

²⁰ Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

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Proverbs 16:33 KJV

³³ The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.

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Proverbs 2:6-9 KJV

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. ⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. ⁸ He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. ⁹ Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

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Psalm 37:4-5 KJV

⁴ Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. ⁵ Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

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Psalm 25:12 KJV

¹² What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

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John 16:13 KJV

¹³ Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

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Proverbs 13:20 KJV

²⁰ He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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Joshua 24:15 KJV

¹⁵ 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.

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Philippians 4:13 KJV

¹³ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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Philippians 4:6 KJV

⁶ Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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Romans 8:28 KJV

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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John 1:12 KJV

¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

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Luke 14:28-30 KJV

²⁸ For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? ²⁹ Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, ³⁰ Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

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1 John 5:14 KJV

¹⁴ And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

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James 4:7 KJV

⁷ Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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Matthew 6:33 KJV

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Proverbs 3:6 KJV

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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Psalm 37:7 KJV

⁷ Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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James 4:17 KJV

¹⁷ Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

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Ephesians 5:15-17 KJV

¹⁵ See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, ¹⁶ Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. ¹⁷ Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

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Galatians 3:28 KJV

²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

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Jeremiah 17:9 KJV

⁹ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

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Isaiah 41:10 KJV

¹⁰ 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.

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Hebrews 11:6 KJV

⁶ But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

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Colossians 3:17 KJV

¹⁷ And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

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John 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Romans 14:19 KJV

¹⁹ Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

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John 5:30 KJV

³⁰ 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.

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Ecclesiastes 9:4 KJV

⁴ For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

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Psalm 27:14 KJV

¹⁴ Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

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1 Chronicles 16:11 KJV

¹¹ Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

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2 Peter 1:10 KJV

¹⁰ Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

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2 Timothy 2:15 KJV

¹⁵ Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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1 Corinthians 10:31 KJV

³¹ Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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Luke 1:37 KJV

³⁷ For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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Jeremiah 6:16 KJV

¹⁶ Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

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Proverbs 18:1-24 KJV

¹ Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. ² A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. ³ When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. ⁴ The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. …

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James 1:2-4 KJV

² My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; ³ Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. ⁴ But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

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Hebrews 13:5 KJV

⁵ Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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2 Timothy 1:7 KJV

⁷ For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 KJV

¹⁶ Rejoice evermore. ¹⁷ Pray without ceasing. ¹⁸ In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

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Jeremiah 10:23 KJV

²³ O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

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Psalm 37:23-24 KJV

²³ The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. ²⁴ Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

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Psalm 19:8 KJV

⁸ The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

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Joshua 1:8 KJV

⁸ This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

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1 Peter 5:7 KJV

⁷ Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

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Hebrews 4:15 KJV

¹⁵ For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

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2 Timothy 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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1 Corinthians 1:10 KJV

¹⁰ Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

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John 15:7 KJV

⁷ If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

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Isaiah 54:17 KJV

¹⁷ No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

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Proverbs 21:2 KJV

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

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Psalm 46:10 KJV

¹⁰ Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

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Psalm 16:8 KJV

⁸ I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV

¹³ There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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Acts 20:28 KJV

²⁸ Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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Mark 11:22-24 KJV

²² And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. ²³ For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. ²⁴ Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, …

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Matthew 11:28-30 KJV

²⁸ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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Proverbs 27:12 KJV

¹² A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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Proverbs 3:13-18 KJV

¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. ¹⁴ For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. ¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. ¹⁶ Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and …

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Psalm 55:22 KJV

²² Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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1 John 2:15-16 KJV

¹⁵ Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

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2 Thessalonians 3:13 KJV

¹³ But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

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