Bible Verses about “questioning god”
The Bible contains 41 verses about questioning god across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.”
“But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.”
“"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," says Yahweh.”
“"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
“"For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?" But we have Christ's mind.”
“I have made the earth, and created man on it. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens; and I have commanded all their army.”
“But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?"”
“Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!”
“How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?”
“The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.”
“to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more. For the Chief Musician. By David.”
“Woe to him who strives with his Maker-- a clay pot among the clay pots of the earth! Shall the clay ask him who fashions it, 'What are you making?' or your work, 'He has no hands?'”
“About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"”
“Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,”
“Woe to him who says to a father, 'What have you become the father of?' or to a mother, 'To what have you given birth?'"”
“Thus says Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: "You ask me about the things that are to come, concerning my sons, and you command me concerning the work of my hands!”
“But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.”
“His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.”
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
“My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don't answer; in the night season, and am not silent.”
“Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.”
“Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?”
“He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.”
“He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.”
“Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,”
“"Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?”
“In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.”
“For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.”
“His ways are prosperous at all times. He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.”
“He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble."”
“The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.”
“He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it."”
“Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don't forget the helpless.”
“Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, "God won't call me into account?"”
“Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.”
“Yahweh is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.”
“How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?”
“Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh.”
“Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you "Violence!" and will you not save?”
“You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously?”
“Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?”