Proverbs Chapter 16 verse 3 Holy Bible
Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
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Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.
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Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established.
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Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
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Commit your deeds to Yahweh, And your plans shall succeed.
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Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,
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Proverbs 16 : 3 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - Commit thy works unto the Lord. "Commit" (gol) is literally "roll" (κύλισον, Theodotion), as in Psalm 22:8 and Psalm 37:5; and the injunction means, "Transfer thy burden to the Lord, cast upon him all that thou hast to do; do all as in his sight, and as an act of duty to him." Thus Tobit says to his son, "Bless the Lord thy God alway, and desire of him that thy ways may be directed, and that all thy paths and counsels may prosper" (Tobit 4:19). The Vulgate, using a different punctuation (gal), renders, "Reveal to the Lord thy works?' As a child opens its heart to a tender parent, so do thou show to God thy desires and intentions, trusting to his care and providence. And thy thoughts shall be established. The plans and deliberations out of which the "works" sprang shall meet with a happy fulfilment, because they are undertaken according to the will of God, and directed to the end by his guidance (comp. Proverbs 19:21; Psalm 90:17; 1 Corinthians 3:9). This verse is not in the Septuagint.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Commit thy works unto the Lord.--Literally, roll them upon Him, as a burden too heavy to be borne by thyself. "Thy works" signify all that thou hast to do. (Comp. Psalm 37:5.) God provides such works for us. (Comp. Ephesians 2:10.)And thy thoughts shall be established.--Thy plans shall prosper, for they will be undertaken according to the will of God, and carried out by His aid. (Comp. 1Corinthians 3:9; 2Corinthians 6:1.)
