Proverbs 16:33
All evils come upon the ungodly into their bosoms; but all righteous things come of the Lord.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 26:55The land shall be divided to the names by lot, they shall inherit according to the tribes of their families.
Joshua 18:5And they + 18:5 Gr. went through. came to him: and he divided to them seven portions, saying, Juda shall stand to them a border southward, and the sons of Joseph shall stand to them northward.
Judges 20:9And now this is the thing which shall be done in Gabaa; we will go up against it by lot.
1 Samuel 14:42And Saul said, Cast lots between me and my son Jonathan: whoever the Lord shall cause to be taken by lot, let him die: and the people said to Saul, This thing is not to be done: and Saul prevailed against the people, and they cast lots between him and Jonathan his son, and Jonathan is taken by lot.
Proverbs 18:18A silent man quells strifes, and determines between great powers.
Jonah 1:7And each man said to his neighbor, Come, let us cast lots, and find out for whose sake this mischief is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonas.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:33
32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. This recommends the grace of meekness to us, which will well become us all, particularly the hoary head, v. 31 . Observe, 1. The nature of it. It is to be slow to anger, not easily put into a passion, nor apt to resent provocation, taking time to consider before we suffer our passion to break out, that it may not transgress due bounds, so slow in our motions towards anger that we may be quickly stopped… Read the whole commentary →