Proverbs 16:3
Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
In Context
2All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.
4The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.
Cross References
Job 5:8But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him:
Psalms 37:4So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
Psalms 55:22\55:21\The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.
Isaiah 7:5Because Aram has made evil designs against you, saying,
Luke 12:22And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.
1 Peter 5:7Putting all your troubles on him, for he takes care of you.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:3
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits. Note, 1. We are all apt to be partial in judging of ourselves: All the ways of a man, all his designs, all his doings, are clean in his own eyes, and he sees nothing amiss in them, nothing for which to condemn himself, or which should make his projects prove otherwise than well; and therefore he is confident of success, and that the answer of the tongue shall be according to the expectations of the heart; but there is a great… Read the whole commentary →