Psalm 27:11
New Living Translation
11 Teach me how to live, O Lord.
Lead me along the right path,
for my enemies are waiting for me.
Psalm 25:4-5
New Living Translation
4 Show me the right path, O Lord;
point out the road for me to follow.
5 Lead me by your truth and teach me,
for you are the God who saves me.
All day long I put my hope in you.
Psalm 5:8
New Living Translation
8 Lead me in the right path, O Lord,
or my enemies will conquer me.
Make your way plain for me to follow.
Psalm 86:11
New Living Translation
11 Teach me your ways, O Lord,
that I may live according to your truth!
Grant me purity of heart,
so that I may honor you.
Psalm 26:12
New Living Translation
12 Now I stand on solid ground,
and I will publicly praise the Lord.
Psalm 143:8-10
New Living Translation
8 Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,
for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk,
for I give myself to you.
9 Rescue me from my enemies, Lord;
I run to you to hide me.
10 Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
May your gracious Spirit lead me forward
on a firm footing.
Proverbs 2:6-9
New Living Translation
6 For the Lord grants wisdom!
From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.
He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
8 He guards the paths of the just
and protects those who are faithful to him.
9 Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair,
and you will find the right way to go.
Psalm 119:10
New Living Translation
10 I have tried hard to find you—
don’t let me wander from your commands.
Psalm 64:6
New Living Translation
6 As they plot their crimes, they say,
“We have devised the perfect plan!”
Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.
Isaiah 35:8
New Living Translation
8 And a great road will go through that once deserted land.
It will be named the Highway of Holiness.
Evil-minded people will never travel on it.
It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways;
fools will never walk there.
Isaiah 30:20-21
New Living Translation
20 Though the Lord gave you adversity for food
and suffering for drink,
he will still be with you to teach you.
You will see your teacher with your own eyes.
21 Your own ears will hear him.
Right behind you a voice will say,
“This is the way you should go,”
whether to the right or to the left.
Luke 3:4-6
New Living Translation
4 Isaiah had spoken of John when he said,
“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming!
Clear the road for him!
5 The valleys will be filled,
and the mountains and hills made level.
The curves will be straightened,
and the rough places made smooth.
6 And then all people will see
the salvation sent from God.’”[a]
Footnotes
- 3:4-6 Isa 40:3-5 (Greek version).
Daniel 6:4-5
New Living Translation
4 Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy. 5 So they concluded, “Our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel will be in connection with the rules of his religion.”
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Jeremiah 20:10
New Living Translation
10 I have heard the many rumors about me.
They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.”
They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.”
Even my old friends are watching me,
waiting for a fatal slip.
“He will trap himself,” they say,
“and then we will get our revenge on him.”
Psalm 56:5-6
New Living Translation
5 They are always twisting what I say;
they spend their days plotting to harm me.
6 They come together to spy on me—
watching my every step, eager to kill me.
Psalm 25:9
New Living Translation
9 He leads the humble in doing right,
teaching them his way.
Luke 20:20
New Living Translation
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20 Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.
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Proverbs 8:9
New Living Translation
9 My words are plain to anyone with understanding,
clear to those with knowledge.
Psalm 25:12
New Living Translation
12 Who are those who fear the Lord?
He will show them the path they should choose.
Proverbs 15:19
New Living Translation
19 A lazy person’s way is blocked with briers,
but the path of the upright is an open highway.
Psalm 54:5
New Living Translation
5 May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them.
Do as you promised and put an end to them.
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