What Does the Bible Say About Lack Of Vision?

Proverbs 29:18 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.

Acts 26:19 ESV / 8 helpful votes

“Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Hosea 4:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

1 Samuel 3:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

Mark 16:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Numbers 12:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.

Habakkuk 2:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.

Amos 8:11-12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the Lord, but they shall not find it.

Joel 2:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

Jeremiah 23:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 2:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ...

Acts 16:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

Acts 2:41 ESV / 3 helpful votes

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

John 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Mark 11:1-33 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” ...

Lamentations 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has ruined and broken her bars; her king and princes are among the nations; the law is no more, and her prophets find no vision from the Lord.

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 1:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond branch.”

Psalm 89:19 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: “I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

John 13:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

Matthew 25:1-46 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. ...

Matthew 9:36 ESV / 2 helpful votes

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Habakkuk 2:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

Habakkuk 2:2-3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

Proverbs 29:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.

Psalm 19:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

Psalm 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

Hebrews 10:25 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

1 Thessalonians 5:20 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Do not despise prophecies,

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

34 Bible Verses about Lack Of Vision

Proverbs 29:18 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Acts 26:19 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Hosea 4:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes

1 Samuel 3:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Mark 16:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Numbers 12:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Habakkuk 2:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Amos 8:11-12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Joel 2:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Jeremiah 23:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 2:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Acts 16:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Acts 2:41 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Mark 11:1-33 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Lamentations 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Jeremiah 1:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Psalm 89:19 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 13:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 25:1-46 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 9:36 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Habakkuk 2:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Habakkuk 2:2-3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 29:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 19:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 10:25 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Thessalonians 5:20 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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34 Bible Verses about Lack Of Vision

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Hosea 4:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Proverbs 29:18 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Acts 26:19 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Hosea 4:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes

1 Samuel 3:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Mark 16:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Numbers 12:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Habakkuk 2:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Amos 8:11-12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Joel 2:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Jeremiah 23:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 2:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Acts 16:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Acts 2:41 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Mark 11:1-33 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Lamentations 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Jeremiah 1:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Psalm 89:19 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 13:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 25:1-46 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 9:36 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Habakkuk 2:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Habakkuk 2:2-3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 29:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 19:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 10:25 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Thessalonians 5:20 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote