Proverbs 16:33

Bible in Basic English (1941)

A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 18:10 : 10 And Joshua made the distribution for them in Shiloh by the decision of the Lord, marking out the land for the children of Israel by their divisions.
  • 1 Sam 14:41-42 : 41 Then Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, Why have you not given me an answer today? If the sin is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord God of Israel, give Urim, and if it is in your people Israel, give Thummim. And by the decision of the Lord, Saul and Jonathan were marked out, and the people went free. 42 And Saul said, Give your decision between my son Jonathan and me. And Jonathan was taken.
  • Neh 11:1 : 1 And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.
  • Prov 18:18 : 18 The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.
  • Jonah 1:7 : 7 And they said to one another, Come, let us put this to the decision of chance and see on whose account this evil has come on us. So they did so, and Jonah was seen to be the man.
  • Acts 1:26 : 26 And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.
  • Num 26:55-65 : 55 But let the distribution of the land be made by the decision of the Lord: by the names of the tribes of their fathers let their heritage be given them. 56 As it is ordered by the decision of the Lord, let distribution be made between those who are more in number and those who are less. 57 These were those of the Levites who were numbered by 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 was the father of Amram. 59 Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom he had in Egypt: by Amram she had Moses and Aaron and their sister Miriam. 60 Aaron's sons were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61 Death overtook Nadab and Abihu when they made an offering of strange fire before the Lord. 62 Of these, twenty-three thousand males, from one month old and over, were numbered: they were not numbered with the rest of the children of Israel, for they had no heritage among the children of Israel. 63 All these were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when the children of Israel were numbered in the lowlands of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. 64 But among all these was not one of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when the children of Israel were numbered in the waste land of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, Death will certainly overtake them in the waste land. And of them all, only Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, the son of Nun, were still living.
  • Josh 7:14 : 14 So in the morning you are to come near, tribe by tribe; and the tribe marked out by the Lord is to come near, family by family; and the family marked out by the Lord is to come near, house by house; and the house marked out by the Lord is to come near, man by man.
  • Josh 18:5 : 5 And let them make division of it into seven parts: let Judah keep inside his limit on the south, and let the children of Joseph keep inside their limit on the north.
  • Prov 29:26 : 26 The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:18
    75%

    18 The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.

  • Ps 16:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.

    6 Fair are the places marked out for me; I have a noble heritage.

  • Prov 16:1
    74%

    1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

  • Prov 16:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

    4 The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.

  • Isa 34:17
    73%

    17 And he has given them their heritage, and by his hand it has been measured out to them: it will be theirs for ever, their resting-place from generation to generation.

  • Prov 21:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

    2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

  • Prov 16:8-11
    4 verses
    72%

    8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

    9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

    10 Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

    11 True measures and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

  • Prov 29:26
    71%

    26 The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

  • Num 26:56
    70%

    56 As it is ordered by the decision of the Lord, let distribution be made between those who are more in number and those who are less.

  • Prov 1:14
    70%

    14 Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag:

  • Prov 16:20
    70%

    20 He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

  • Prov 19:21
    70%

    21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

  • Ps 33:10-12
    3 verses
    70%

    10 The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.

    11 The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.

    12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.

  • Prov 21:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

    30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

    31 The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

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

    13 And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great.

    14 And the care of the door on the east came out for Shelemiah. Then the name of Zechariah his son, a man wise in discussion, came out, and the door on the north was given to him.

  • Ps 125:3
    69%

    3 For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.

  • Prov 16:32
    69%

    32 He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

  • Ps 75:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7 But God is the judge, putting down one, and lifting up another.

    8 For in the hand of the Lord is a cup, and the wine is red; it is well mixed, overflowing from his hand: he will make all the sinners of the earth take of it, even to the last drop.

  • Ps 37:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

    23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

  • Prov 20:24
    68%

    24 A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

  • Prov 3:33
    68%

    33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.

  • Ps 22:18
    68%

    18 They make a division of my robes among them, by the decision of chance they take my clothing.

  • Ps 37:7
    68%

    7 Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.

  • Jer 13:25
    68%

    25 This is your fate, the part measured out to you by me, says the Lord, because you have put me out of your memory and put your faith in what is false.

  • Ps 33:15
    68%

    15 He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

  • 1 Chr 25:8
    68%

    8 And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.

  • Josh 18:6
    68%

    6 And you are to have the land marked out in seven parts, and come back to me with the record; and I will make the distribution for you here by the decision of the Lord our God.

  • Mic 2:5
    68%

    5 For this cause you will have no one to make the decision by the measuring line in the meeting of the Lord.

  • Ps 115:16
    68%

    16 The heavens are the Lord's; but the earth he has given to the children of men.

  • Ps 22:28
    68%

    28 For the kingdom is the Lord's; he is the ruler among the nations.

  • Lam 3:37
    68%

    37 Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord?

  • Ps 37:5
    67%

    5 Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.

  • Job 20:29
    67%

    29 This is the reward of the evil man, and the heritage given to him by God.

  • Job 37:12
    67%

    12 And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

  • Ps 118:8
    67%

    8 It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.

  • Job 23:13
    67%

    13 But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

  • Matt 27:35
    67%

    35 And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.