Confusion can cloud our judgment and lead us astray, yet the Bible offers clarity and wisdom for those who seek understanding and guidance. Join us as we delve into verses that speak to the reality of confusion and the assurance of God’s truth, inviting us to trust in His wisdom and follow His lead in the midst of life’s uncertainties and perplexities.
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Bible Verses About Confusion
1 Corinthians 14:33 – God is Not a God of Confusion
“For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.”
1 Corinthians 14:40 – All Things Should Be Done Decently and in Order
“But all things should be done decently and in order.”
James 3:16 – Confusion and Every Evil Work
“For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.”
Isaiah 55:9 – God’s Thoughts Higher Than Ours
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the Lord, Not Our Own Understanding
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
1 Corinthians 14:26 – Everything Should Be Done for Edification
“Let all things be done for edification.”
John 16:13 – The Spirit of Truth Guides into All Truth
“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth.”
2 Timothy 1:7 – God Has Given Us a Spirit of Power
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
1 Corinthians 14:33 – Confusion is not from God
“For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.”
2 Corinthians 10:5 – Casting Down Arguments and Every High Thing
“Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”
Philippians 4:7 – The Peace of God Guards Our Hearts and Minds
“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Proverbs 8:17 – Those Who Seek Wisdom Find Understanding
“I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.”
John 8:32 – The Truth Sets Us Free
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
James 1:5 – Ask God for Wisdom
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
Proverbs 2:6 – The Lord Gives Wisdom
“For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
1 Corinthians 14:33 – Let All Things Be Done Peacefully
“For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.”
Ecclesiastes 11:5 – We Don’t Understand the Work of God
“As you do not know what is the way of the wind, or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, so you do not know the works of God who makes everything.”
Proverbs 14:8 – The Wisdom of the Prudent is to Understand their Way
“The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.”
James 3:17 – Wisdom from Above is Pure and Peaceable
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.”
Proverbs 3:7 – Fear the Lord and Depart from Evil
“Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.”
James 3:15 – Earthly Wisdom Brings Confusion and Evil
“This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.”
1 Corinthians 1:25 – God’s Foolishness is Wiser Than Men
“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
Proverbs 16:20 – Whoever Trusts in the Lord is Blessed
“He who heeds the word wisely will find good, and whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.”
Romans 14:19 – Pursue the Things Which Make for Peace
“Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.”
2 Timothy 2:15 – Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
1 Corinthians 1:10 – Be of the Same Mind and Judgment
“Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”
Proverbs 12:15 – The Way of a Fool is Right in His Own Eyes
“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise.”
James 4:8 – Draw Near to God and He Will Draw Near to You
“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
Proverbs 1:7 – The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
1 Corinthians 14:40 – Let All Things Be Done Properly and in Order
“But let all things be done decently and in order.”
Proverbs 16:3 – Commit Your Works to the Lord
“Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established.”
Proverbs 11:14 – In the Multitude of Counselors There is Safety
“Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.”
1 Corinthians 14:33 – God is the Author of Peace
“For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.”
Proverbs 28:26 – Whoever Trusts in His Own Heart is a Fool
“He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely will be delivered.”
1 Corinthians 2:14 – The Natural Man Does Not Receive the Things of the Spirit
“But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”
Proverbs 4:7 – Wisdom is the Principal Thing
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.”
James 1:8 – A Double-Minded Man is Unstable
“He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”
Proverbs 18:2 – A Fool Has No Delight in Understanding
“A fool has no delight in understanding, but in expressing his own heart.”
1 Corinthians 1:30 – Christ is Our Wisdom
“But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God – and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.”
Proverbs 15:22 – Plans are Established by Counsel
“Without counsel, plans go awry, but in the multitude of counselors they are established.”
James 1:19 – Be Slow to Speak, Quick to Hear
“So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11 – God Makes Everything Beautiful in His Time
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.”
Proverbs 18:13 – To Answer a Matter Before Hearing is Foolish
“He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.”
James 3:18 – Peacemakers Sow in Peace and Reap a Harvest of Righteousness
“Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”