Proverbs 16:33

Bible in Basic English 1965

A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

Cross References

Nehemiah 11:1

And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.

Proverbs 16:32

He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

Proverbs 18:18

The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.

Proverbs 29:26

The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

Ezekiel 21:21

For the king of Babylon took his place at the parting of the ways, at the top of the two roads, to make use of secret arts: shaking the arrows this way and that, he put questions to the images of his gods, he took note of the inner parts of dead beasts.

Leviticus 16:8

And Aaron will make selection from the two goats by the decision of the Lord, one goat for the Lord and one for Azazel.

Jonah 1:7

And they said to one another, Come, let us put this to the decision of chance and see on whose account this evil has come on us. So they did so, and Jonah was seen to be the man.

Acts 1:26

And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.

Joshua 18:10

And Joshua made the distribution for them in Shiloh by the decision of the Lord, marking out the land for the children of Israel by their divisions.

Joshua 18:5

And let them make division of it into seven parts: let Judah keep inside his limit on the south, and let the children of Joseph keep inside their limit on the north.

Joshua 7:14

So in the morning you are to come near, tribe by tribe; and the tribe marked out by the Lord is to come near, family by family; and the family marked out by the Lord is to come near, house by house; and the house marked out by the Lord is to come near, man by man.

Judges 20:9

But this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by the decision of the Lord;

1 Samuel 10:19

But today you are turned away from your God, who himself has been your saviour from all your troubles and sorrows; and you have said to him, Put a king over us. So now, take your places before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.