Proverbs 16:33

Proverbs Of Solomon

³² Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s temper, than capturing a city. ³³ The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from the Lord.

>

From the Lord

Jehovah

Lot

Proverbs 29:26

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

Jonah 1:7

“Come on!” the sailors said to each other. “Let’s cast lots. Then we’ll know who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.” So they cast lots, and the lot singled out Jonah.

Acts 1:26

Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was numbered with the 11 apostles.

Numbers 26:55-65

The land must be divided by lot; they will receive an inheritance according to the names of their ancestral tribes.

Joshua 7:14

In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord selects is to come forward clan by clan. The clan the Lord selects is to come forward family by family. The family the Lord selects is to come forward man by man.

Joshua 18:5

Then they are to divide it into seven portions. Judah is to remain in its territory in the south and Joseph’s family in their territory in the north.

Joshua 18:10

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

1 Samuel 14:41-42

So Saul said to the Lord, “God of Israel, give us the right decision.” Jonathan and Saul were selected, and the troops were cleared of the charge.

Nehemiah 11:1

Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.

Proverbs 18:18

Casting the lot ends quarrels
and separates powerful opponents.