Proverbs 16:33

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ 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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  • Prov 18:18
    75%

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

  • Ps 16:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5The LORD [is] the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

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

  • Prov 16:1
    74%

    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.

  • Isa 34:17
    73%

    17And 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.

  • Prov 29:26
    71%

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

  • Num 26:56
    70%

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

  • Prov 1:14
    70%

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

  • Prov 16:20
    70%

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

  • Prov 19:21
    70%

    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%

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

    11The 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.

  • Prov 21:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

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

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

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

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

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

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

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

  • Ps 125:3
    69%

    3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put 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%

    7But God [is] the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

    8For 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%

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

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

  • Prov 20:24
    68%

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

  • Prov 3:33
    68%

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

  • Ps 22:18
    68%

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

  • Ps 37:7
    68%

    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.

  • Jer 13:25
    68%

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

  • Ps 33:15
    68%

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

  • 1 Chr 25:8
    68%

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

  • Josh 18:6
    68%

    6Ye 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.

  • Mic 2:5
    68%

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

  • Ps 115:16
    68%

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

  • Ps 22:28
    68%

    28For the kingdom [is] the LORD'S: and he [is] the governor among 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%

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

  • Job 20:29
    67%

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

  • Job 37:12
    67%

    12And 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.

  • Ps 118:8
    67%

    8[It is] better to trust in the LORD 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%

    35And 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.