Proverbs 16:33

American Standard Version (1901)

The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 18:10 : 10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Jehovah: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
  • 1 Sam 14:41-42 : 41 Therefore Saul said unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, Show the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken [by lot] ; but the people escaped. 42 And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
  • Neh 11:1 : 1 And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the [other] cities.
  • Prov 18:18 : 18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.
  • Jonah 1:7 : 7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
  • Acts 1:26 : 26 And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
  • Num 26:55-65 : 55 Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer. 57 And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 58 These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath begat Amram. 59 And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And unto Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah. 62 And they that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, every male from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel. 63 These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. 64 But among these there was not a man of them that were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For Jehovah had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
  • Josh 7:14 : 14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought near by your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which Jehovah taketh shall come near by families; and the family which Jehovah shall take shall come near by households; and the household which Jehovah shall take shall come near man by man.
  • Josh 18:5 : 5 And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north.
  • Prov 29:26 : 26 Many seek the ruler's favor; But a man's judgment [cometh] from Jehovah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:18
    75%

    18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.

  • Ps 16:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.

    6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.

  • Prov 16:1
    74%

    1 The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

  • Prov 16:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

    4 Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

  • Isa 34:17
    73%

    17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.

  • Prov 21:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

    2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

  • Prov 16:8-11
    4 verses
    72%

    8 Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

    9 A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

    10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

    11 A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

  • Prov 29:26
    71%

    26 Many seek the ruler's favor; But a man's judgment [cometh] from Jehovah.

  • Num 26:56
    70%

    56 According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.

  • Prov 1:14
    70%

    14 Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:

  • Prov 16:20
    70%

    20 He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

  • Prov 19:21
    70%

    21 There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

  • Ps 33:10-12
    3 verses
    70%

    10 Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

    11 The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.

    12 Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

  • Prov 21:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

    30 There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

    31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16 Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

  • 1 Chr 26:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

    14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

  • Ps 125:3
    69%

    3 For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

  • Prov 16:32
    69%

    32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

  • Ps 75:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7 But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.

    8 For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.

  • Ps 37:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22 For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

    23 A man's goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.

  • Prov 20:24
    68%

    24 A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

  • Prov 3:33
    68%

    33 The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

  • Ps 22:18
    68%

    18 They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.

  • Ps 37:7
    68%

    7 Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

  • Jer 13:25
    68%

    25 This is thy lot, the portion measured unto thee from me, saith Jehovah; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

  • Ps 33:15
    68%

    15 He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works.

  • 1 Chr 25:8
    68%

    8 And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

  • Josh 18:6
    68%

    6 And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring [the description] hither to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Jehovah our God.

  • Mic 2:5
    68%

    5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah.

  • Ps 115:16
    68%

    16 The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.

  • Ps 22:28
    68%

    28 For the kingdom is Jehovah's; And he is the ruler over the nations.

  • Lam 3:37
    68%

    37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?

  • Ps 37:5
    67%

    5 Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

  • Job 20:29
    67%

    29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.

  • Job 37:12
    67%

    12 And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,

  • Ps 118:8
    67%

    8 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.

  • Job 23:13
    67%

    13 But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

  • Matt 27:35
    67%

    35 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots;