Proverbs 16:33

New Century Version

People throw lots to make a decision, but the answer comes from the Lord.

Cross References

Nehemiah 11:1

The leaders of Israel lived in Jerusalem. But the rest of the people threw lots to choose one person out of every ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city. The other nine could stay in their own cities.

Proverbs 16:32

Patience is better than strength. Controlling your temper is better than capturing a city.

Proverbs 18:18

Throwing lots can settle arguments and keep the two sides from fighting.

Proverbs 29:26

Many people want to speak to a ruler, but justice comes only from the Lord.

Ezekiel 21:21

The king of Babylon has come to where the road divides, and he is using magic. He throws lots with arrows and asks questions of his family idols. He looks at the liver of a sacrificed animal to learn where he should go.

Leviticus 16:8

He will throw lots for the two goats—one will be for the Lord and the other for the goat that removes sin.

Jonah 1:7

Then the men said to each other, “Let’s throw lots to see who caused these troubles to happen to us.” When they threw lots, the lot showed that the trouble had happened because of Jonah.

Acts 1:26

Then they used lots to choose between them, and the lots showed that Matthias was the one. So he became an apostle with the other eleven.

Joshua 18:10

There Joshua threw lots in the presence of the Lord to choose the lands that should be given to each tribe.

Joshua 18:5

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

Joshua 7:14

“ ‘Tomorrow morning you must be present with your tribes. The Lord will choose one tribe to stand alone before him. Then the Lord will choose one family group from that tribe to stand before him. Then the Lord will choose one family from that family group to stand before him, person by person.

Judges 20:9

Now this is what we will do to Gibeah. We will throw lots.

1 Samuel 10:19

But now you have rejected your God. He saves you from all your troubles and problems, but you said, ‘No! We want a king to rule over us.’ Now come, stand before the Lord in your tribes and family groups.”