Choosing the right path in life is the best decision we can make in our lives. God’s Word teaches us how to choose the right path in life. When we obey God’s commandments and walk according to His plan, we are on the right path in life.
In the Bible, we see many stories of people who walked in God’s way and found the path to life. On the other hand, those who lived according to their own desires lost the right path in life.
Jesus said that there are two paths before us, a broad path and a narrow path. Many people are going down the broad path but it leads to death. The narrow path is the path that very few people take, but it is the path to life. So we must remember that even though we are going through hardships in this world, we need to walk in God’s way.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about choosing the right path.
Proverbs 11:14 :—
“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety”
Proverbs 12:15 :—
“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise”
Proverbs 14:12 :—
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death”
Proverbs 15:22 :—
“Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established”
Proverbs 16:3 :—
“Commit thy works unto the Lord , thy thoughts shall be established”
Proverbs 16:9 :—
“A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps”
Proverbs 19:21 :—
“There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord , that shall stand”
Proverbs 1:33 :—
“But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, shall be quiet from fear of evil”
Proverbs 20:24 :—
“Man’s goings are of the Lord ; how can a man then understand his own way?”
Proverbs 21:2 :—
“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts”
Proverbs 22:6 :—
“Train up a child in the way he should go: when he is old, he will not depart from it”
Proverbs 28:6 :—
“Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich”
Proverbs 2:6-9 :—
“For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge understandingHe layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightlyHe keepeth the paths of judgment, preserveth the way of his saintsThen shalt thou understand righteousness, judgment, equity; yea, every good path”
Proverbs 3:1-4 :—
“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandmentsFor length of days, long life, peace, shall they add to theeLet not mercy truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heartSo shalt thou find favour good understanding in the sight of God man”
Proverbs 3:31 :—
“Envy thou not the oppressor, choose none of his ways”
Proverbs 4:11 :—
“I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths”
Proverbs 4:18 :—
“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more more unto the perfect day”
Proverbs 4:26-27 :—
“Ponder the path of thy feet, let all thy ways be establishedTurn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil”
Proverbs 6:20-23 :—
“My son, keep thy father’s commandment, forsake not the law of thy motherBind them continually upon thine heart, tie them about thy neckWhen thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; when thou awakest, it shall talk with theeFor the commandment is a lamp; the law is light; reproofs of instruction are the way of life”
Proverbs 8:32-33 :—
“Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my waysHear instruction, be wise, refuse it not”
Jeremiah 29:11 :—
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, not of evil, to give you an expected end”
Jeremiah 6:16 :—
“Thus saith the Lord , Stand ye in the ways, see, ask for the old paths, where is the good way, walk therein, ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein”
Psalm 119:1 :—
“Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord”
Psalm 119:10-11 :—
“With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandmentsThy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee”
Psalm 119:105 :—
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, a light unto my path”
Psalm 119:133 :—
“Order my steps in thy word: let not any iniquity have dominion over me”
Psalm 16:11 :—
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore”
Psalm 1:1-2 :—
“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 scornfulBut his delight is in the law of the Lord ; in his law doth he meditate day night”
Psalm 23:1-3 :—
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not wantHe maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still watersHe restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake”
Psalm 25:4-5 :—
“Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; teach me thy pathsLead me in thy truth, teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day”
Psalm 25:8-9 :—
“Good upright is the Lord : therefore will he teach sinners in the wayThe meek will he guide in judgment: the meek will he teach his way”
Psalm 32:8 :—
“I will instruct thee teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye”
Psalm 37:23-24 :—
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : he delighteth in his wayThough he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand”
Psalm 37:34 :—
“Wait on the Lord , keep his way, he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it”
Isaiah 30:21 :—
“Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, when ye turn to the left”
Isaiah 40:31 :—
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, not be weary; they shall walk, not faint”
Isaiah 48:17 :—
“Thus saith the Lord , thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go”
Isaiah 49:10 :—
“They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them”
Isaiah 58:11 :—
“The Lord shall guide thee continually, satisfy thy soul in drought, make fat thy bones: thou shalt be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters fail not”
Matthew 19:26 :—
“But Jesus beheld them, said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible”
Matthew 6:33 :—
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, his righteousness; all these things shall be added unto you”
Matthew 7:13-14 :—
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, many there be which go in thereatBecause strait is the gate, narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, few there be that find it”
John 14:6 :—
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”
John 8:12 :—
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life”
James 1:5 :—
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, upbraideth not; it shall be given him”
Hebrews 12:1-2 :—
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, the sin which doth so easily beset us, let us run with patience the race that is set before usLooking unto Jesus the author finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, is set down at the right hand of the throne of God”
Romans 12:2 :—
“Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, acceptable, perfect, will of God”
Romans 8:28 :—
“We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”
Deuteronomy 5:33 :—
“Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, that it may be well with you, that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess”
Micah 6:8 :—
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with thy God?”
Joshua 1:9 :—
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest”
Galatians 6:9 :—
“Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not”
Philippians 4:13 :—
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”
Ephesians 2:10 :—
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”
Colossians 3:17 :—
“Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him”
Luke 9:23 :—
“He said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, follow me”