Proverbs 16:33

King James Version 1611 (Original)

The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 18:10 : 10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: 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 the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: 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 rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in 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 forth their lots; 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 the possession thereof be divided between many and few. 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 the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram. 59 And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD. 62 And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males 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 Jordan near Jericho. 64 But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the LORD 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 according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.
  • Josh 18:5 : 5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.
  • Prov 29:26 : 26 Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Ps 16:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 The LORD 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.

  • 1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.

  • Prov 16:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

    4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

  • 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 the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

    2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

  • Prov 16:8-11
    4 verses
    72%

    8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

    9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

    10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

    11 A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

  • 26 Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

  • 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.

  • 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

  • 20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

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

  • Ps 33:10-12
    3 verses
    70%

    10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

    11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

    12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

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    30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

    31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

  • 16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

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

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

  • 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

  • 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 setteth up another.

    8 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

  • Ps 37:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

    23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

  • 24 Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

  • 33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

  • 18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

  • 7 Rest in the LORD, 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.

  • 25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

  • 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

  • 8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

  • 6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

  • 5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.

  • 16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

  • 28 For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.

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

  • 5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

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

  • 12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

  • 8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

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

  • 35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.