Proverbs 16:3 (KJV)
“Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
Proverbs 16:3 is verse of the day number 332 of 366 on Lampfold, under the theme “Commit thy works”. It comes from Proverbs 16, and 10 other passages connected to it are listed below.
Proverbs 16:3 in other translations
Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Proverbs 16:3 in context
Proverbs 16:1–6 (KJV). The verse of the day is highlighted.
1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
3Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
4The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:3
Passages most often linked to Proverbs 16:3, strongest connections first.
Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? …
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal: Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.
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