Proverbs 16:33

Catholic Public Domain Version

Lots are cast into the lap, but they are tempered by the Lord.

Cross References

Nehemiah 11:1

Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. Yet truly, the remainder of the people cast lots, so that they might choose one part in ten who were to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts for the other cities.

Proverbs 16:32

A patient man is better than a strong one. And whoever rules his soul is better than one who assaults cities.

Proverbs 18:18

Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.

Proverbs 29:26

Many demand the face of the leader. But the judgment of each one proceeds from the Lord.

Ezekiel 21:21

For the king of Babylon stood at the fork, at the head of the two ways, seeking divination, shuffling arrows; he inquired of idols, and he consulted entrails.

Leviticus 16:8

And casting lots over them both, one is to be offered to the Lord, and the other is to be the emissary goat.

Jonah 1:7

And a man said to his shipmate, "Come, and let us cast lots, so that we may know why this disaster is upon us." And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

Acts 1:26

And they cast lots concerning them, and the lot fell upon Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.

Joshua 18:10

And he cast lots before the Lord, at Shiloh, and he divided the land to the sons of Israel, in seven parts.

Joshua 18:5

Divide the land for yourselves into seven parts. Let Judah be its bounds on the southern side, and the house of Joseph to the north.

Joshua 7:14

And you shall draw near in the morning, each one by your tribes. And whichever tribe will be found by lot shall come forward by its families, and the families by houses, and the house by the men.

Judges 20:9

But this we shall do in common against Gibeah:

1 Samuel 10:19

But today you have rejected your God, who alone saved you from all your evils and tribulations. And you have said: 'By no means! Instead, appoint a king over us.' Now therefore, stand in the sight of the Lord, by your tribes and by your families."