American Standard Version
Proverbs 16:3
3Commit thy works unto Jehovah,And thy purposes shall be established.
Proverbs 16:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
- New International Version (NIV)Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established.
Context of Proverbs 16:3
1The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. 2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits. Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established. 4Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: Thoughhandjoinin hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:3 word by word
גֹּ֣ל אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:3
- Job 5:8But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;
- Psalms 37:4Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
- Psalms 55:22Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- Matthew 6:25Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
- Luke 12:22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.
- Philippians 4:6In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
- 1 Peter 5:7casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.
- Job 22:28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.
- Isaiah 7:5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying,
Commentaries on Proverbs 16:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Commit thy works unto the Lord - See that what thou doest is commanded; and then begin, continue, and end all in his name. And thy thoughts shall be established - these schemes or arrangements, though formed in the heart, are agreeable to the Divine will, and therefore shall be established. His thoughts - his meditations - are right; and he begins and ends his work in the Lord; and therefore all issues well.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Commit - literally, as in the margin, as a man transfers a burden from his own back to one stronger and better able to bear it. Compare the margin reference. Thy thoughts - i. e., The plans or counsels out of which the works spring.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3Verse 3 Roll the burden of thy care upon God, and leave it with him, by faith and dependence on him.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3God should support our plans (Proverbs 16:1), so it is wise to ask for his help to achieve our goals (see James 4:13–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. (Compare Margin). Rely on God for success to your lawful purposes.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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