Proverbs 16:3
Trust whatever you do to the Lord, and your plans will be successful.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
In Context
2People think that whatever they do is fine, but the Lord looks at their intentions.
4The Lord has a purpose in everything he does, even the wicked for the day of trouble.
Cross References
Job 5:8If it were me, I would go to God and put my case before him.
Psalms 37:4Find your happiness in the Lord, and he will give you what you want the most.
Psalms 55:22Throw your burdens onto the Lord and he will take care of you. He will never allow those who live right to fall.
Isaiah 7:5Aram has plotted to destroy you together with Ephraim and Remaliah's son saying,
Luke 12:22Jesus told his disciples, “That's why I tell you don't worry about life, about what to eat, or about what clothes you should wear.
1 Peter 5:7Surrender all your worries to him, because he cares 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 →