Bible Verses About

Moving Forward

Pressing on and forgetting what lies behind.

  1. Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

    Isaiah 43:18 · KJV

  2. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

    Proverbs 3:5 · KJV

  3. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

    Philippians 3:12 · KJV

  4. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

    2 Corinthians 5:17 · KJV

  5. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

    Philippians 3:13 · KJV

  6. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

    Psalms 32:8 · KJV

  7. And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

    Exodus 14:15 · KJV

  8. 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.

    Jeremiah 29:11 · KJV

  9. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

    John 14:6 · KJV

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Frequently asked

What does the Bible say about moving forward?

Scripture speaks to moving forward in passages such as Isaiah 43:18, Proverbs 3:5, Philippians 3:12. For example, Isaiah 43:18 says, “Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.”

What is a well-known Bible verse about moving forward?

Isaiah 43:18 — “Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.”

Which Psalm is about moving forward?

Psalms 32:8 — “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.”