86 Bible Verses About Walking with God
Bible verses about Walking with God
Walking with God is more than a metaphor; it's an invitation to a life transformed by divine presence. Scripture illuminates this path, revealing how faithful companionship with the Almighty shapes our thoughts, actions, and destinies. Exploring these verses allows us to understand what it truly means to align our will with His, to find strength in His guidance, and to experience the profound peace that surpasses all understanding. As we delve into these passages, may we be inspired to cultivate a deeper, more intimate walk with God, allowing His love to permeate every aspect of our being and guide us toward eternal fulfillment.
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Psalms 119:59 (KJV)
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Walking with God: Bible Verses for Guidance
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
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.
And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord.
I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;
If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day.
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.
I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.
The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father.
For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.
But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.
Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
At the commandment of the Lord they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the Lord they journeyed: they kept the charge of the Lord, at the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.
I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord.
And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
These selected verses illuminate the profound journey of "Walking with God," a path characterized by obedience, faith, and unwavering reliance on His guidance. From Enoch's exemplary fellowship to Micah's call for justice and humility, these scriptures demonstrate that walking with God is not a passive experience, but an active commitment requiring intentional choices aligned with His will. They highlight the blessings of divine favor, protection, and purpose that accompany a life surrendered to God's direction. As we reflect on these verses, may we be challenged to examine our own walks, seeking to deepen our connection with the Lord through prayer, study, and acts of service. Let us strive to cultivate a life that reflects His character, trusting in His promises, and walking confidently in the light of His love. May our journey with Him be marked by faithfulness and a joyful anticipation of eternal fellowship.