Proverbs 16:33

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Josh 18:10 : 10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land among the children of Israel according to their divisions.
  • 1 Sam 14:41-42 : 41 Therefore Saul said to the LORD God of Israel, "Give a perfect lot." And Saul and Jonathan were taken, but the people escaped. 42 Saul said, "Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son," and Jonathan was taken.
  • Neh 11:1 : 1 And the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem: the rest of the people cast lots, to bring one of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to live in other cities.
  • Prov 18:18 : 18 The lot causes contentions to cease and decides 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 on Jonah.
  • Acts 1:26 : 26 And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on 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 begot Amram. 59 And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bore to Levi in Egypt: and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And to Aaron were 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-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 those 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, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
  • Josh 7:14 : 14 In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD takes shall come according to the families; 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 They shall divide it into seven parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north.
  • Prov 29:26 : 26 Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment comes from the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:18
    75%

    18The lot causes contentions to cease and decides between the mighty.

  • Ps 16:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: You maintain my lot.

    6The lines have fallen unto me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good heritage.

  • Prov 16:1
    74%

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

  • Prov 16:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be established.

    4The LORD has made all things for Himself: yes, even the wicked for the day of disaster.

  • Isa 34:17
    73%

    17And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall dwell therein.

  • Prov 21:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wills.

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

  • Prov 16:8-11
    4 verses
    72%

    8Better is a little with righteousness than vast revenues without justice.

    9A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.

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

    11A just weight and balance are the LORD's; all the weights in the bag are His work.

  • Prov 29:26
    71%

    26Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment comes 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%

    14Throw in your lot with us; let us all have one purse,"

  • Prov 16:20
    70%

    20He who deals wisely in a matter will find good, and whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.

  • Prov 19:21
    70%

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

  • Ps 33:10-12
    3 verses
    70%

    10The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he makes the plans of the people of no effect.

    11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

    12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.

  • Prov 21:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

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

    31The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but safety is of the LORD.

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16A little that the righteous has 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 their fathers' houses, for every gate.

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

  • Ps 125:3
    69%

    3For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous extend their hands to wrongdoing.

  • Prov 16:32
    69%

    32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

  • Ps 75:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7But God is the judge; he puts down one and exalts another.

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

  • Ps 37:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22For those blessed by him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

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

  • Prov 20:24
    68%

    24A man's steps are of the LORD; how then can a man understand his own way?

  • Prov 3:33
    68%

    33The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked: but he blesses the dwelling of the just.

  • Ps 22:18
    68%

    18They divide my garments among them, and cast lots for my clothing.

  • Ps 37:7
    68%

    7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

  • Jer 13:25
    68%

    25This is your lot, the portion of your measures from me, says the LORD; because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

  • Ps 33:15
    68%

    15He fashions their hearts alike; he considers all their works.

  • 1 Chr 25:8
    68%

    8And they cast lots, division against division, from the small to the great, the teacher as well as the student.

  • Josh 18:6
    68%

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

  • Mic 2:5
    68%

    5Therefore you shall have none who 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 He has 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%

    37Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not commanded it?

  • Ps 37:5
    67%

    5Commit your way to 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 assigned to him by God.

  • Job 37:12
    67%

    12And it turns around by his counsel, so that they may do whatever he commands them on the face of the world in the earth.

  • Ps 118:8
    67%

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

  • Job 23:13
    67%

    13But he is of one mind, and who can change him? And whatever his soul desires, that he does.

  • 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 clothing did they cast lots.