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Proverbs 16:3
3Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.
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
1We can make our own plans, but the Lord gives the right answer. 2People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives. Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed. 4The Lord has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster. 5The Lord detests the proud; they will surely be punished.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:3 word by word
גֹּ֣ל אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:3
- Job 5:8“If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to him.
- Psalms 37:4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
- Psalms 55:22Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
- Matthew 6:25“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
- Luke 12:22Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said, “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear.
- Philippians 4:6Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
- 1 Peter 5:7Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
- Job 22:28You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you.
- Isaiah 7:5Yes, the kings of Syria and Israel are plotting against him, 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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