Proverbs 16:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 16:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 16:3 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Commit: Heb. Roll" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 16:3 — KJV
“Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Commit: Heb. Roll”
— Proverbs 16:3 (KJV)
Proverbs 16:3 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 16:3
“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Commit...: Heb. Roll thy way upon”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 16:3: commit, lord, heb
“And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. he be...: Heb. his hand cannot reach to the sufficiency of a lamb”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 16:3: commit, lord, heb
“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; in fellowship: or, in dealing fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 16:3: commit, lord, heb
“Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering. without...: Heb. from the eyes manner: or, ordinance”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 16:3: commit, lord, heb
“And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD. now: Heb. then”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 16:3: commit, lord, heb
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