Proverbs 18:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Drawing straws is one-way to settle a difficult case.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 24:31

Each one was assigned his duties in the same way that their relatives the priests had been assigned their duties. David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites were the witnesses.

1 Chronicles 6:63

The Levite clan of Merari received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

Nehemiah 11:1

The nation's leaders and their families settled in Jerusalem. But there was room for only one out of every ten of the remaining families, and so they asked God to show them who would live there.

Proverbs 16:33

We make our own decisions, but the LORD alone determines what happens.

Proverbs 18:17

You may think you have won your case in court, until your opponent speaks.

Proverbs 18:19

Making up with a friend you have offended is harder than breaking through a city wall.

1 Samuel 14:41

Then Saul prayed, “Our LORD, God of Israel, why haven't you answered me today? Please show us who sinned. Was it my son Jonathan and I, or was it your people Israel?” The answer came back that Jonathan or Saul had sinned, not the army.

1 Samuel 14:42

Saul told Ahijah, “Now ask the LORD to decide between Jonathan and me.” The answer came back that Jonathan had sinned.