There are several verses throughout the Bible that contain the phrase “the ways of the LORD” or very similar language about God’s ways/paths:
Old Testament
• Psalm 25:4 — “Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.”
• Psalm 25:10 — “All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.”
• Psalm 103:7 — “He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.”
• Psalm 119:105 — “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
• Psalm 145:17 — “The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.”
• Proverbs 3:6 — “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
• Proverbs 16:7 — “When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”
• Isaiah 55:8-9 — “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
• Jeremiah 6:16 — “Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.”
New Testament
• Matthew 3:3 — “For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”
• Mark 1:3 — “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”
• Luke 3:4 — Same as Matthew 3:3 (quoting Isaiah)
• John 14:6 — “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
• Hebrews 3:10 — “Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.”
• 1 Peter 1:23 — References walking in “incorruptible seed” which relates to God’s way of salvation
Summary:
There is a recurring biblical theme emphasizing:
♥ Jesus Christ as the ultimate “way” to the Father
♥ God’s righteousness in all His actions
♥ The difference between God’s ways and human ways
♥ The invitation to learn and walk in God’s paths
