Guidance & Direction Verses
Let God's word be a lamp to your feet. Verses on divine direction, purpose, and life's calling.
For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to {his} ways.
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. {the mighty...: Heb. they shall take away the mighty}
For his eyes {are} upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: {him: Heb. after him}
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. {perish: Heb. pass away}
Because {there is} wrath, {beware} lest he take thee away with {his} stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. {deliver...: Heb. turn thee aside}
Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. {lightning: Heb. light} {ends: Heb. wings}
Where {is} the way {where} light dwelleth? and {as for} darkness, where {is} the place thereof,
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths {to} the house thereof? {to the bound: or, at, etc}
By what way is the light parted, {which} scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;