Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
What does Proverbs 16:3 mean?
Roll the burden of your care upon God, and leave it with him, by faith and dependence on him.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Proverbs 16:3-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Proverbs 16:3
Commit - literally, as in the margin, as a man transfers a burden from his own back to one stronger and better able to bear it. Compare the margin reference. Thy thoughts - i. e., The plans or counsels out of which the works spring.
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Context in Proverbs 16
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Proverbs 16 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as sayings of the wise. Proverbs offers compact instruction on speech, work, wealth, friendship, sex, discipline, justice, and wisdom as a way of life before God. Read this chapter with the wider themes of wisdom, fear of the Lord, and speech in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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