Proverbs 16:33

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the LORD.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 18:10 : 10 Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.
  • 1 Sam 14:41-42 : 41 Then Saul said,“O LORD God of Israel! If this sin has been committed by me or by my son Jonathan, then, O LORD God of Israel, respond with Urim. But if this sin has been committed by your people Israel, respond with Thummim.” Then Jonathan and Saul were indicated by lot, while the army was exonerated. 42 Then Saul said,“Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan!” Jonathan was indicated by lot.
  • Neh 11:1 : 1 The Population of Jerusalem So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine remained in other cities.
  • Prov 18:18 : 18 A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents.
  • Jonah 1:7 : 7 The sailors said to one another,“Come on, let’s cast lots to find out whose fault it is that this disaster has overtaken us.” So they cast lots, and Jonah was singled out.
  • Acts 1:26 : 26 Then they cast lots for them, and the one chosen was Matthias; so he was counted with the eleven apostles.
  • Num 26:55-65 : 55 The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes. 56 Their inheritance must be apportioned by lot among the larger and smaller groups.” 57 And these are the Levites who were numbered according to their families: from Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; from 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 Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram. 59 Now the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And to Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And to Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD. 62 Those of them who were numbered were 23,000, all males from a month old and upward, for they were not numbered among the Israelites; no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites. 63 These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the Israelites in the rift valley plains of Moab along the Jordan River opposite Jericho. 64 But there was not a man among these who had been among those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they numbered the Israelites in the desert of Sinai. 65 For the LORD had said of them,“They will surely die in the wilderness.” And there was not left a single man of them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
  • Josh 7:14 : 14 In the morning you must approach in tribal order. The tribe the LORD selects must approach by clans. The clan the LORD selects must approach by families. The family the LORD selects must approach man by man.
  • Josh 18:5 : 5 Divide it into seven regions. Judah will stay in its territory in the south, and the family of Joseph in its territory in the north.
  • Prov 29:26 : 26 Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one receives justice.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:18
    75%

    18A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents.

  • Ps 16:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5LORD, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure.

    6It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.

  • Prov 16:1
    74%

    1The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes 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 worked everything for his own ends– even the wicked for the day of disaster.

  • Isa 34:17
    73%

    17He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.

  • Prov 21:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

    2All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates his thoughts.

  • Prov 16:8-11
    4 verses
    72%

    8Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

    9A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

    10The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

    11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

  • Prov 29:26
    71%

    26Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one receives justice.

  • Num 26:56
    70%

    56Their inheritance must be apportioned by lot among the larger and smaller groups.”

  • Prov 1:14
    70%

    14Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal.”

  • Prov 16:20
    70%

    20The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success, and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.

  • Prov 19:21
    70%

    21There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.

  • Ps 33:10-12
    3 verses
    70%

    10The LORD frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.

    11The LORD’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.

    12How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.

  • Prov 21:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

    30There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the LORD.

    31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory is from the LORD.

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

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

    13They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for.

    14The lot for the east gate went to Shelemiah. They then cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise adviser, and the lot for the north gate went to him.

  • Ps 125:3
    69%

    3Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong.

  • Prov 16:32
    69%

    32Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

  • Ps 75:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7For God is the judge! He brings one down and exalts another.

    8For the LORD holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop.”

  • Ps 37:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

    23The LORD grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.

  • Prov 20:24
    68%

    24The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?

  • Prov 3:33
    68%

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

  • Ps 22:18
    68%

    18They are dividing up my clothes among themselves; they are rolling dice for my garments.

  • Ps 37:7
    68%

    7Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

  • Jer 13:25
    68%

    25This is your fate, the destiny to which I have appointed you, because you have forgotten me and have trusted in false gods.

  • Ps 33:15
    68%

    15He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions.

  • 1 Chr 25:8
    68%

    8They cast lots to determine their responsibilities– oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student.

  • Josh 18:6
    68%

    6But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the LORD our God.

  • Mic 2:5
    68%

    5Therefore no one will assign you land in the LORD’s community.

  • Ps 115:16
    68%

    16The heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.

  • Ps 22:28
    68%

    28For the LORD is king and rules over the nations.

  • Lam 3:37
    68%

    37מ(Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?

  • Ps 37:5
    67%

    5Commit your future to the LORD! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.

  • Job 20:29
    67%

    29Such is the lot God allots the wicked, and the heritage of his appointment from God.”

  • Job 37:12
    67%

    12The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.

  • Ps 118:8
    67%

    8It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people.

  • Job 23:13
    67%

    13But he is unchangeable, and who can change him? Whatever he has desired, he does.

  • Matt 27:35
    67%

    35When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.