Proverbs 16:33
The lot is tossed into the lap, but how it falls is decided by the LORD.
Treated in 5 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 16 — The World, Created by God, Still Cherished and Protected by Him cites Prov. 16:33
…lot to the blindness of Fortune? Not so the Lord, who claims the decision for himself (Prov. 16:33). He says not, that by his power the lot is thrown into the lap, and taken out, but…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
The Fatherly Hand cites PROVERBS 16:33
…purposes. The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD. PROVERBS 16:33 He is careful to add that this does not make God the author of evil. Wicked people do…
- Morning by Morning ·
December cites Proverbs 16:33
…19 “The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.” (Proverbs 16:33) If the disposal of the lot is the Lord's whose is the arrangement of our whole life? If…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Is Gambling Wrong? cites Proverbs 16:33
…make decisions, “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD” (Proverbs 16:33), though casting lots was about seeking God’s will, not about winning money. Both sides…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Providence of God cites Prov 16:33
…world. ‘The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.’ Prov 16:33. II. What this providence is. I answer, Providence is God’s ordering all issues and…