Cross references

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap,

but its every decision is from the LORD.

Proverbs 16:33 BSB

Proverbs 16:33 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 18:18 (16 votes) and Jonah 1:7 (8 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Genesis 24 to Acts 1.

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Which verses does Proverbs 16:33 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.

  2. Jonah 1:78 votes

    “Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

  3. Acts 1:268 votes

    Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was added to the eleven apostles.

  4. So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge. Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.

  5. Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

  6. Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.” …

  7. In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects shall come forward clan by clan, and the clan that the LORD selects shall come forward family by family, and the family that the LORD selects shall come forward man by man.

  8. and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.

  9. Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.

  10. And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.

Which verses point to Proverbs 16:33?

The 10 strongest of 17.