Proverbs 16:33

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The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.

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  • Josh 18:10 : 10 Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites, according to their divisions.
  • 1 Sam 14:41-42 : 41 Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel: 'Give a perfect lot.' Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the people were cleared. 42 Saul said, 'Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son.' And Jonathan was taken.
  • Neh 11:1 : 1 The leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the remaining nine stayed in the towns.
  • Prov 18:18 : 18 Casting lots settles disputes and separates strong opponents.
  • Jonah 1:7 : 7 And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
  • Acts 1:26 : 26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
  • Num 26:55-65 : 55 But the division of the land is to be determined by lot; they will receive their inheritance based on the names of their ancestral tribes. 56 Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller groups alike. 57 These are the families of the Levites by their clans: The clan of the Gershonites from Gershon, the clan of the Kohathites from Kohath, and the clan of the Merarites from Merari. 58 These are the clans of Levi: the Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Kohath was the father of Amram. 59 The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, a daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. Jochebed bore to Amram: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam. 60 Aaron was the father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord. 62 The total number of the Levites registered, all the males a month old or older, was 23,000. They were not counted among the Israelites because they were not given an inheritance among them. 63 These were the numbers recorded by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho. 64 But among them, there was not one man who had been included in the census Moses and Aaron the priest conducted when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, 'They will surely die in the wilderness.' Not one of them survived except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
  • Josh 7:14 : 14 In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord selects shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord selects shall come forward family by family; and the family the Lord selects shall come forward man by man.
  • Josh 18:5 : 5 Divide the land into seven portions. Judah will remain in its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory in the north.
  • Prov 29:26 : 26 Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man receives justice.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:18
    75%

    18Casting lots settles disputes and separates strong opponents.

  • Ps 16:5-6
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    5The LORD is my portion and my cup; You hold my lot secure.

    6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

  • Prov 16:1
    74%

    1To humans belong the plans of the heart, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

  • Prov 16:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

    4The Lord has made everything for its purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.

  • Isa 34:17
    73%

    17He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it among them with the measuring line. They will possess it forever; from generation to generation, they will dwell there.

  • Prov 21:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1The king's heart is like streams of water in the hand of the LORD; He directs it wherever He pleases.

    2Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

  • Prov 16:8-11
    4 verses
    72%

    8Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.

    9The heart of a person plans their way, but the Lord establishes their steps.

    10A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

    11Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are His making.

  • Prov 29:26
    71%

    26Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man receives justice.

  • Num 26:56
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    56Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller groups alike.

  • Prov 1:14
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    14Cast your lot among us; we will all have one purse.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20Whoever gives attention to a matter will find good, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

  • Prov 19:21
    70%

    21Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that will prevail.

  • Ps 33:10-12
    3 verses
    70%

    10The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations; He thwarts the plans of the peoples.

    11The Lord’s counsel stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation to generation.

    12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His inheritance.

  • Prov 21:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

    30There is no wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel that can stand against the LORD.

    31The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory belongs to the LORD.

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

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

    13They cast lots, young and old alike, for their families, for each gate.

    14The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for Zechariah, his son—a wise counselor—and his lot came out for the north gate.

  • Ps 125:3
    69%

    3For the scepter of the wicked will not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.

  • Prov 16:32
    69%

    32Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.

  • Ps 75:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7For exaltation does not come from the east, the west, or the wilderness.

    8For God is the judge; he brings one down and lifts another up.

  • Ps 37:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22For those blessed by the LORD will inherit the land, but those cursed by Him will be cut off.

    23The steps of a man are established by the LORD, and He delights in his way.

  • Prov 20:24
    68%

    24A person's steps are directed by the Lord; how then can anyone understand their own way?

  • Prov 3:33
    68%

    33The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.

  • Ps 22:18
    68%

    18I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.

  • Ps 37:7
    68%

    7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out wicked schemes.

  • Jer 13:25
    68%

    25This is your lot, the portion measured for you from Me,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.

  • Ps 33:15
    68%

    15He forms the hearts of them all; He understands all their deeds.

  • 1 Chr 25:8
    68%

    8They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as student.

  • Josh 18:6
    68%

    6Write a description of the land in seven divisions and bring it to me here. I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

  • Mic 2:5
    68%

    5Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot.

  • Ps 115:16
    68%

    16The heavens belong to the Lord, but He has given the earth to the children of man.

  • Ps 22:28
    68%

    28All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before you,

  • Lam 3:37
    68%

    37Who can speak and have it come to pass, unless the Lord has decreed it?

  • Ps 37:5
    67%

    5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will act.

  • Job 20:29
    67%

    29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the inheritance decreed for him by the Almighty.

  • Job 37:12
    67%

    12They turn and shift by His guidance, to carry out all that He commands across the surface of the earth.

  • Ps 118:8
    67%

    8It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.

  • Job 23:13
    67%

    13But he is unchangeable; who can turn him back? He does what he desires.

  • Matt 27:35
    67%

    35When they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among them, casting lots. This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: 'They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.'