Proverbs 16:3
Commit thy workes vnto the Lorde: and what thou deuisest it shall prosper.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
In Context
2A man thynketh all his wayes to be cleane: but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes.
4The Lorde hath made all thynges for his owne sake: yea, the vngodly for the day of wrath.
Cross References
Isaiah 7:5Because that the Syrian, Ephraim, and Romelies sonne haue wickedly conspired against thee,
Luke 12:22And he spake vnto his disciples: Therfore I say vnto you, take no thought for your lyfe, what ye shall eate, neither for the body what ye shall put on.
1 Peter 5:7Cast all your care vpon hym, for he careth for 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 →