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The term "leadeth" is an archaic form of the verb "lead," often found in older translations of the Bible. It signifies guidance, direction, and the act of showing the way. In the context of Scripture, "leadeth" is frequently used to describe God's guidance of His people, both individually and collectively. This divine leadership is a central theme throughout the Bible, illustrating God's sovereignty, care, and intimate involvement in the lives of His followers.

Divine Guidance and Protection

One of the most well-known passages that uses the term "leadeth" is Psalm 23, a psalm of David that beautifully depicts the Lord as a shepherd. In Psalm 23:2-3 , it states, "He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in paths of righteousness for the sake of His name." Here, "leadeth" conveys the image of God as a shepherd who provides, protects, and guides His flock to places of peace and righteousness. This imagery reassures believers of God's constant presence and His commitment to their well-being.

Moral and Spiritual Direction

The concept of God leading His people is not limited to physical guidance but extends to moral and spiritual direction. In Proverbs 3:5-6 , the Scripture advises, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." This passage emphasizes the importance of relying on God's wisdom rather than human understanding, promising that He will lead and direct the paths of those who trust in Him.

The Role of the Holy Spirit

In the New Testament, the role of the Holy Spirit as a guide is prominent. Jesus promised His disciples that the Holy Spirit would lead them into all truth. In John 16:13 , it is written, "However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come." The Holy Spirit's guidance is essential for understanding God's will and living a life that honors Him.

Examples of Divine Leadership

Throughout the Bible, there are numerous examples of God leading His people. In the Old Testament, God led the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night (Exodus 13:21-22). This miraculous guidance demonstrated God's faithfulness and His ability to lead His people through seemingly insurmountable challenges.

In the New Testament, Jesus Himself is the ultimate example of divine leadership. He led by example, teaching His disciples through His words and actions. In Matthew 4:19 , Jesus calls His first disciples, saying, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Here, Jesus invites His followers to trust in His leadership and join Him in His mission.

Conclusion

The concept of "leadeth" in the Bible underscores the importance of divine guidance in the life of a believer. Whether through the direct intervention of God, the teachings of Jesus, or the inner workings of the Holy Spirit, God's leadership is a source of comfort, direction, and assurance for those who seek to follow Him.

Library

He Leadeth Me. LM
... 371 He Leadeth Me. LM. Divine Guidance He leadeth me! oh! blessed
tho't, Oh! words with heav'nly comfort fraught; Whate'er ...
//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/371 he leadeth me l m.htm

June 25. "Who Leadeth us in Triumph" (ii. Cor. Ii. 14).
... JUNE 25. "Who leadeth us in triumph" (II. Cor. ii. 14). "Who leadeth us in triumph"
(II. Cor. ii.14). Every victor must first be a self-conqueror. ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /june 25 who leadeth us.htm

He Leadeth Me! O Blessed Thought
... II. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Sundays after Trinity: Divine Guidance 245. He leadeth me!
O blessed thought. ... Joseph H. Gilmore, 1862. He leadeth me! O blessed thought! ...
/.../sundays after trinity divine guidance 2.htm

He Leadeth Me in the Paths of Justice for his Name's Sake.
... HE LEADETH ME IN THE PATHS OF JUSTICE FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE. ... He leadeth me in ways
of justice, in the ways of holiness, in the ways which the saints have walked. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/callan/the shepherd of my soul/vi he leadeth me in.htm

He Maketh Me to Lie Down in Pastures of Tender Grass; He Leadeth ...
... IV. HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN IN PASTURES OF TENDER GRASS; HE LEADETH ME BESIDE
THE WATERS OF QUIETNESS. Our attention is now directed ...
//christianbookshelf.org/callan/the shepherd of my soul/iv he maketh me to.htm

Other Sins Forbidden.
... 1. My child, [2404] flee from every evil thing, and from every likeness of it.2.
Be not prone to anger, for anger leadeth the way to murder; neither jealous ...
/.../various/the teaching of the twelve apostles/chapter iii name sins forbidden.htm

Of vices and virtues
... The grace of God and the virtues which flow therefrom are a way and a ladder that
leadeth to heaven; but vices and sins are a ladder and a way that leadeth to ...
/.../ugolino/the little flowers of st francis of assisi/chapter i of vices and.htm

Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount
... Discourse 11 "Enter ye in at the strait gate: For wide is the gate, and broad is
the way, which leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in threat ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 31 upon our lords.htm

The Shepherd King of Israel
... 'The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want.2. He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.3. He restoreth my soul: He ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/the shepherd king of israel.htm

Chapter xxiii.
... When, therefore, He says in continuation, "Enter ye [457] in at the strait gate:
for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and ...
/.../augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/chapter xxiii 2.htm

Thesaurus

Leadeth (42 Occurrences)
...Leadeth (42 Occurrences). ... Matthew 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is
the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
/l/leadeth.htm - 18k

Strait (14 Occurrences)
... Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is
the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat ...
/s/strait.htm - 13k

Spoiled (69 Occurrences)
... Job 12:17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. ... Job
12:19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. ...
/s/spoiled.htm - 27k

Saveth (36 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 23:5 And David goeth, and his men, to Keilah, and fighteth with the
Philistines, and leadeth away their cattle, and smiteth among them -- a great ...
/s/saveth.htm - 16k

Savor (51 Occurrences)
... the victor's triumphal procession; God is said to make manifest through His apostles
"the savor of his knowledge in every place" as He "leadeth" them "in ...
/s/savor.htm - 28k

Leads (64 Occurrences)
... He leads me beside still waters. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). Psalms 23:3 My soul He refresheth,
He leadeth me in paths of righteousness, For His name's sake, (See RSV). ...
/l/leads.htm - 23k

Leading (101 Occurrences)
... John 7:12 and there was much murmuring about him among the multitudes, some indeed
said -- 'He is good;' and others said, 'No, but he leadeth astray the ...
/l/leading.htm - 36k

Guide (89 Occurrences)
... guide to" for "more excellent than" (Proverbs 12:26); "guided" for "brought in"
(Psalm 78:26); "guideth" for "maketh" (2 Samuel 22:33), for "leadeth" (Psalm 23 ...
/g/guide.htm - 37k

Killeth (23 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). Revelation 13:10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity:
he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. ...
/k/killeth.htm - 13k

Openeth (48 Occurrences)
... John 10:3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth
his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
/o/openeth.htm - 20k

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Leadeth (42 Occurrences)

Matthew 7:13
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
(KJV ASV WBS)

Matthew 7:14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leadeth the blind, both will fall into the ditch.
(WBS)

Mark 9:2
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
(KJV WBS)

John 7:12
And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.
(ASV YLT)

John 10:3
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Acts 12:10
When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Romans 2:4
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
(KJV ASV WBS)

2 Corinthians 2:14
But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.
(ASV)

Revelation 13:10
He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
(KJV WBS)

Revelation 13:14
and it leadeth astray those dwelling on the land, because of the signs that were given it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling upon the land to make an image to the beast that hath the stroke of the sword and did live,
(YLT)

Genesis 31:18
and leadeth all his cattle, and all his substance which he hath acquired, the cattle of his getting, which he hath acquired in Padan-Aram, to go unto Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan.
(YLT)

Exodus 3:1
And Moses hath been feeding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he leadeth the flock behind the wilderness, and cometh in unto the mount of God, to Horeb;
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 4:27
and Jehovah hath scattered you among the peoples, and ye have been left few in number among the nations, whither Jehovah leadeth you,
(YLT)

1 Samuel 13:17
And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Samuel 22:4
and he leadeth them before the king of Moab, and they dwell with him all the days of David's being in the fortress.
(YLT)

1 Samuel 23:5
And David goeth, and his men, to Keilah, and fighteth with the Philistines, and leadeth away their cattle, and smiteth among them -- a great smiting, and David saveth the inhabitants of Keilah.
(YLT)

2 Kings 6:19
And Elisha saith unto them, 'This 'is' not the way, nor 'is' this the city; come after me, and I lead you unto the man whom ye seek;' and he leadeth them to Samaria.
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 20:1
And it cometh to pass, at the time of the turn of the year -- at the time of the going out of the messengers -- that Joab leadeth out the force of the host, and destroyeth the land of the sons of Ammon, and cometh in and beseigeth Rabbah -- David is abiding in Jerusalem -- and Joab smiteth Rabbah, and breaketh it down.
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 25:11
And Amaziah hath strengthened himself, and leadeth his people, and goeth to the Valley of Salt, and smiteth the sons of Seir -- ten thousand.
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 32:22
And Jehovah saveth Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Asshur, and from the hand of all, and He leadeth them round about;
(YLT)

Job 12:17
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Job 12:19
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Job 12:23
He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
(ASV JPS)

Psalms 23:2
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 23:3
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 47:3
He leadeth peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
(YLT)

Psalms 78:14
And leadeth them with a cloud by day, And all the night with a light of fire.
(YLT)

Psalms 78:26
He causeth an east wind to journey in the heavens, And leadeth by His strength a south wind,
(YLT)

Psalms 78:53
And He leadeth them confidently, And they have not been afraid, And their enemies hath the sea covered.
(YLT)

Psalms 78:72
And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!
(YLT)

Psalms 107:30
And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.
(YLT)

Proverbs 6:22
In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh 'with' thee.
(YLT)

Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
(YLT)

Proverbs 12:26
The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them.
(DBY JPS)

Proverbs 16:29
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 18:16
The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.
(YLT)

Isaiah 40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.
(See JPS YLT)

Isaiah 48:17
Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 2:6
And have not said, Where 'is' Jehovah, Who bringeth us up out of the land of Egypt, Who leadeth us in a wilderness, In a land of deserts and pits, In a dry land, and of death-shade, In a land -- none hath passed through it, Nor dwelt hath man there?'
(YLT)

Jeremiah 32:5
And 'to' Babylon he leadeth Zedekiah, and there he is till My inspecting him, -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- because ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye do not prosper.'
(YLT)

Ezekiel 47:6
And he saith unto me, 'Hast thou seen, son of man?' and he leadeth me, and bringeth me back unto the edge of the stream.
(YLT)

Subtopics

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