Proverbs 16:33

The Scriptures 2009

The lot is cast into the lap, But every decision by it is from יהוה.

Cross References

Nehemiah 11:1

Now the rulers of the people dwelt at Yerushalayim, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Yerushalayim, the set-apart city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in other cities.

Proverbs 16:32

He who is patient is better than the mighty, And he who rules over his spirit than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 18:18

The lot settles disputes, And separates between the mighty.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the face of a ruler, But right-ruling for man comes from יהוה.

Ezekiel 21:21

“For the sovereign of Baḇel shall stand at the parting of the way, at the fork of the two ways, to practise divination. He shall shake the arrows, he shall ask the household idols, he shall look at the liver.

Leviticus 16:8

“And Aharon shall cast lots for the two goats, one lot for יהוה and the other lot for Azazel.

Jonah 1:7

And they said to each other, “Come, and let us cast lots, so that we know for whose sake this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Yonah.

Acts 1:26

And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Mattithyahu. And he was numbered with the eleven emissaries.

Joshua 18:10

And Yehoshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before יהוה, and there Yehoshua divided the land to the children of Yisra’ĕl according to their portions.

Joshua 18:5

“And they shall divide it into seven portions – Yehuḏah stays within their border on the south, and the house of Yosĕph stays within their border on the north –

Joshua 7:14

And you shall be brought near in the morning, according to your tribes. And it shall be, the tribe which יהוה takes comes according to clans. And the clan which יהוה takes comes by households. And the household which יהוה takes comes by men.

Judges 20:9

“And now, this is what we do to Giḇ‛ah: go against it by lot.

1 Samuel 10:19

“And today you have rejected your Elohim, who Himself saved you out of all your evils and your distresses. And you have said to Him, ‘No, but set a sovereign over us!’ And now, present yourselves before יהוה by your tribes and by your clans.”