Proverbs 16:33

Easy To Read Version

The person who respects the Lord is learning to be wise. A person must be humble before he can truly respect the Lord.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:18

If two powerful people are arguing, throwing lots {\cf2\super [25]} may be the best way to decide the argument.

Acts 1:26

Then the apostles used lots {\cf2\super [16]} to choose one of the two men. The lots showed that Matthias was the one that the Lord wanted. So he became an apostle with the other eleven.

Jonah 1:7

Then the men said to each other, “We should throw lots {\cf2\super [6]} to learn why these troubles are happening to us.”

Proverbs 29:26

Many people want to be the friends of a ruler. But the Lord is the One that judges people fairly.

Nehemiah 11:1

Now the leaders of the people of Israel moved into the city of Jerusalem. The other people of Israel had to decide who else would move into the city. So they threw lots, {\cf2\super [68]} and one out of every ten people had to live in Jerusalem, the holy city. The other nine people could live in their own home towns.

Joshua 18:10

Joshua threw lots [66] for them in front of the Lord at Shiloh. In this way, Joshua divided the land and gave each family group its part of the land.

Joshua 18:5

They will divide the land into seven parts. The people of Judah will keep their land in the south. The people of Joseph will keep their land in the north.

Joshua 7:14

“‘Tomorrow morning you must all stand before the Lord. All of the family groups will stand before the Lord. The Lord will choose one family group. Then only that family group will stand before the Lord. Then the Lord will choose one clan [34] from that family group. Then only that clan must stand before the Lord. Then the Lord will look at each family in that clan. Then the Lord will choose one family. Then the Lord will look at each man in that family.

1 Samuel 10:19

But today you have rejected your God. Your God saves you from all your troubles and problems. But you said, ‘No, we want a king to rule us.’ Now come, stand before the Lord in your families and family groups.”

Proverbs 16:32

It is better to be patient than to be a strong soldier. It is better to control your anger than to take control over a whole city.

Ezekiel 21:21

This shows that the king of Babylon \{is planning the way he wants to attack that area\}. The king of Babylon has come to the place where the two roads separate. The king of Babylon has used \{magic\} signs to find the future. He shook some arrows. He asked questions from family idols. He looked at the liver {\cf2\super [161]} \{from an animal he killed\}.

Leviticus 16:8

Aaron will throw lots [269] for the two goats. One lot will be for the Lord. The other lot will be for Azazel. [270]

Judges 20:9

Now this is what we will do to the city of Gibeah: We will throw lots [169] to let God show us what to do to those people.