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What does the Bible say about choosing a career?
16 verses about choosing a career, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.
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Bible verses about choosing a career
- Proverbs 3:5 — Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 8 votes
- Psalms 32:8 — I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. 6 votes
- Proverbs 16:3 — Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. 6 votes
- Jeremiah 29:11 — For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 6 votes
- Proverbs 19:21 — There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. 5 votes
- Proverbs 3:6 — In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 4 votes
- Joshua 1:8 — This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 3 votes
- Psalms 37:4 — Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 3 votes
- Proverbs 24:27 — Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. 3 votes
- John 3:27 — John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 3 votes
- Psalms 1:1 — 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. 2 votes
- Proverbs 18:16 — A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. 2 votes
- Jeremiah 17:7 — Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 2 votes
- 1 Timothy 4:8 — For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 2 votes
- James 1:1 — James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. 2 votes
Where these verses are
Proverbs (6), Psalms (3), Jeremiah (2), Joshua (1), Ecclesiastes (1), John (1), 1 Timothy (1), James (1)
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- Changing Jobs
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- Making Decisions
Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.